In the United States, an estimated few thousand pregnant women are living with HIV, with 3,525 reported cases in 2019. Traditionally, it has been recommended that mothers with HIV avoid breastfeeding, even when on antiretroviral therapy.
The Persons Living With AIDS Network of Saskatchewan says it's been told the federal funding it uses for HIV self-test kits could be cut though the federal government said it's still considering options to make the kits available to community organizations after March 2024.