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All service areas
All services areas that provide care for women of childbearing potential should include the following in their package of care: Ask if she is using reliable contraception, and if not, refer for contraceptive services Screen all woman of childbearing potential (CBP) for pregnancy and ask if she is breastfeeding. If she is not on reliable contraception or her period is late, provide/refer her for a
All services areas that provide care for women of childbearing potential should include the following in their package of care:
- Ask if she is using reliable contraception, and if not, refer for contraceptive services
- Screen all woman of childbearing potential (CBP) for pregnancy and ask if she is breastfeeding. If she is not on reliable contraception or her period is late, provide/refer her for a pregnancy test.
- Encourage all women and girls to test for HIV if they are sexually active. Offer an HIV test to the woman and her partner if they have not tested in the last year.
- If she is a known to be living with HIV, ask if she is on ART and ask about her last VL.
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South African National Department of Health, Guideline for Vertical Transmission Prevention of Communicable Infections, Version 2_August 2023