For the prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV, the NACO's recommendation is to give
Single dose nevirapine,given once to the mother in labor and once to the newborn infant during 48-72 hrs of life reduces perinatal transmission by 50%. A sho term regime consisting of 300 mg BD zidovudine from 36 weeks of pregnancy and 300 mg every 3 hourly during delivery also offers a 50% reduction in transmission. Reference: Ghai essential pediatrics 9 th edition Page 230
Nevirapine 200 mg in active labour to mother
Nevirapine 200 mg, four hours after rupture to membranes, to mother
Nevirapine 200 mg in active about to mother and syrup nevirapine 2 mg/kg body weight to newborn with 72 hours of delivery
Syrup nevirapine 2 mg/kg body weight to newborn within 72 hours of bih
Infectious disease