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.
AIDS is not a disease per se but rather the stage of HIV infection where the body's immune system is severely compromised. Technically, AIDS is defined by either a CD4 count of under 200 cells per microliter (ÂµL) or by the diagnosis of a so-called AIDS defining illness.