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Easy-to-read and illustrated information on having a baby without passing on HIV.

In the UK, thousands of women with HIV have given birth to healthy babies.

Taking anti-HIV drugs during the pregnancy will protect your baby from HIV.

If you are thinking about having a baby, it’s worth talking to your doctor at an early stage.

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Roger Pebody

Roger Pebody

Commissioning Editor

Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

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