MSF PMTCT Guideline (2020)

This document reviews current recommendations to reduce HIV transmission from the infected mother to her child, as well as the clinical management of HIV-exposed infants, including early infant diagnosis (EID). Prevention of HIV infection, family planning and management of unwanted pregnancies in HIV-infected women are also part of a PMTCT strategy but are not addressed in this document.

This document provides practical guidelines for MSF field teams and should be used alongside national guidelines where they exist. It does not, therefore, list all the possible alternatives available; it provides the MSF preferred choices considering:
– The types of contexts where MSF works,
– The need to avoid complex protocols.