Pregnancy in women living with HIV is complicated not only by HIV infection itself but also by the medical and psychosocial comorbidities associated with HIV.

Prof Rachel Scott, Scientific Director of Women’s Health Research for MedStar Health Research Institute, and Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Georgetown University, gives us a clinical overview of caring for pregnant women with HIV.

For more on HIV in pregnancy, visit BMJ Best Practice: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/556

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