Saturday, December 8, 2012

do they test your baby for hiv or aids when its born

do they test your baby for hiv or aids when its born?
i had my son 13 months ago. they tested me for hiv/aids when i was pregnant and it came back negative. would they test my son when he was born to see if he had it or any other things? i guess i also want to know if they test the baby's blood in general
Newborn & Baby - 4 Answers
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1 :
No, because if you don't have it then your baby wouldn't either..
2 :
No, If you don't have it then the baby doesn't have it. They will not check the baby for any sexual diseases they do that to the mother when they're pregnant(1st checkup). You can request it but it will cost $$$$$
3 :
No they don't, and they need your consent to do so.
4 :
Only if it is known that the baby was at any risk, ie if the mother is known to be HIV positive. If the mother is HIV positive they will generally test the baby for HIV within the first couple of weeks of birth, then in 3 months, and again in 6 months. A baby born to a HIV positive mother will be born with HIV antibodies which do pass through the blood stream, although the HIV virus does not pass. It is for this reason the HIV test done on the child not be an elisa test as this test checks for HIV antibodies, naturally the results will show positive for the first year or so of the childs life. After a while the HIV antibodies passed to the child by the mother realize that there is not HIV virus in the child to fight and will naturally die off. So after 18 months they will retest the child to make sure there are no longer antibodies present also, confirming the child is HIV negative.

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