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Resources & Forms
Online Infant Feeding Resources
Online educational and training resources for information about infant feeding and breast/chestfeeding include the following:
The Well Project
National Perinatal HIV Hotline
HIV & Infant Feeding Webinar Series
In April 2023, the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline and the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) presented a 2-part series on HIV and Infant Feeding. The series highlighted the new guidelines around infant feeding for people with HIV, explored motivations for breast/chestfeeding, and…
Checklists for Pregnancy Management in Persons with HIV
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine developed updated and expanded checklists to be used as tools to facilitate the care of individuals with HIV during all phases of pregnancy care. The checklists help ensure that all relevant elements are considered for every person with HIV during…
Liquid and Chewable Antiretroviral Drugs Table
This table provides information concerning bioavailability differences between capsule/tablet and liquid/chewable dosage forms of antiretrovirals. Its purpose is to assist providers with management of pregnant patients with HIV who are unable to swallow antiretroviral tablets/capsules.
HIV and Preconception Toolkit
The HIV and Preconception Care Toolkit was developed with the aim of helping HIV primary care providers to address reproductive health issues with their patients, including preconception care, family planning and safer conception for HIV serodifferent couples. The materials were developed by the…
HIV Prenatal Class Curriculum
Developed by the Mother and Child Alliance (MACA), Making Sense of HIV and Pregnancy, is a 3-day prenatal class specifically designed for pregnant people living with HIV.
Neonatal AZT Instructions
This patient handout, developed by the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, is designed to assist parents/caretakers in administering neonatal AZT (Zidovudine, Retrovir) to their newborn infants. It includes information on timely dosing and what to do if the infant spits up the medication or…