a) HIV testing and counselling: you will learn more about this later in this study session.

b) Giving antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to HIV-positive pregnant women: these drugs act against viruses such as HIV which belong to a virus "family" called retroviruses. They are given either as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for women who are eligible to start treatment for their HIV infection or as antiretroviral prophylaxis (ARP) to pregnant women who are not eligible to start antiretroviral therapy at this time. Giving pregnant women ARV drugs either before or during pregnancy benefits them directly, but it also helps to prevent HIV transmission to the baby. According to the 2007 National PMTCT of HIV Guidelines for Ethiopia, ARV should be started at 28 weeks of gestation, but ART can be initiated at any time provided that the woman is eligible.

c) Safe delivery practices: these are taught in the module on Labor and Delivery Care.

d) Safe baby feeding practice: you will learn about these in the Module on Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness.

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