An HIV-positive person can get pregnant naturally and have children who will not have HIV.
Getting pregnant naturally
If you are receiving successful treatment for HIV, you can have sexual intercourse without a condom.
It is advisable to talk with a doctor and with your partner if you want to have sexual intercourse without a condom.
If getting pregnant naturally is not possible
If it is not possible to get pregnant in a natural way, there is another option:
If the man has HIV
If the woman has HIV
Pregnancy and HIV
A pregnant woman with HIV has to take medicines during pregnancy and delivery. Then the risk of the baby getting infected will be very low.
The baby is most often born naturally. If the doctor believes that this is safest, the baby will be born by caesarean section (surgical delivery).
The baby needs to be given medicines after birth.
The mother should not breast-feed her child. The breast-milk contains the HIV virus. There are other ways to bond with your baby.
