ARVs are safe for you and your unborn baby. You must take your ARVs every day during your pregnancy, labour and during breastfeeding.

Adhering to your ARVS will lead to viral load suppression. This means you will stay strong and healthy, and there will be little to no chance of passing HIV on to your baby. It will be safe to exclusively breastfeed your baby.

It is important to continue taking your ARVs even after you give birth. Remember once you start taking ARVs, you must take them as advised by your healthcare worker, every day, for the rest of your life.

If you have morning sickness and vomit during your pregnancy, speak to the healthcare worker about the steps you can follow to make sure that your ARVs remain in your body and treatment is not affected.