In teaching a female client who is HIV-positive about pregnancy, the nurse would know more teaching is necessary when the client says:
A. The baby can get the virus from my placenta.”
B. “I’m planning on starting on birth control pills.”
C. “Not everyone who has the virus gives birth to a baby who has the virus.”
D. “I’ll need to have a C-section if I become pregnant and have a baby.”
Correct Answer: D. “I’ll need to have a C-section if I become pregnant and have a baby.”
A Cesarean section delivery isn’t necessary when the mother is HIV-positive.
Option A: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted from mother to child via the transplacental route.
Option B: The use of birth control will prevent the conception of a child who might have HIV.
Option C: It’s true that a mother whose HIV positive can give birth to a baby who’s HIV negative.