Summary of key points

• Effective treatment makes the risk of transmission to babies, sexual partners and health care professionals negligible
• Pregnancy in the context of HIV is a normal and achievable goal
• Effective treatment makes the risk of HIV transmission to babies, sexual partners and health care professionals extremely low
• The aim of treatment of HIV in pregnancy is to have complete HIV virological suppression (undetectable VL <50 copies per ml) at delivery
• When her Viral Load is undetectable the woman’s management during labour and delivery should follow the same guidelines as for any other pregnant woman

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