what is perinatal hiv
Perinatal means the time right before and right after birth. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is the virus that attacks your immune system and causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The words perinatal HIV mean that HIV has been passed to the new baby from the mother.Mothers who have HIV and who are not treated and who do not breastfeed have about a 25% chance of passing HIV onto their babies.he words perinatal HIV mean that HIV has been passed to the new baby from the mother. Mothers who have HIV and who are not treated and who do not breastfeed have about a 25% chance of passing HIV onto their babies.