Your baby has grown to weigh 6 to 10 pounds (on average). To accomplish all of these productive changes, your body needs approximately 300 extra calories per day during your 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Every woman should discuss her individual nutritional needs with her health care provider.
Practice Essentials. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus typically transmitted via sexual intercourse, shared intravenous drug paraphernalia, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), which can occur during the birth process or during breastfeeding.
HIV/AIDS Management Guidelines. Voluntary counselling and testing for diagnosis of HIV infection. Checklist for HIV testing and pre-test discussion. Specific consent to be tested for HIV must always be obtained. It is recommended to consider addressing the following issues in the course of pre-test.