Important points to keep in mind when deciding about using AZT

• HIV can be passed from mother to baby.

• Babies who are infected with HIV may become very sick. Some may die during their first year of life.

• With AZT you can lower the chance that your baby will get HIV.

• With AZT the chance that your baby will get HIV is lowered from about 3 out of 12 (25%) to 1 out of 12 (8%).

• Even if you take AZT, there is a small chance that your baby might get the virus.

• Taking AZT may cause anemia in your baby. The anemia will go away after the AZT is stopped.

• In the 076 study, AZT did not cause birth defects or problems in the growth or development of babies during the first year of life.

• Although AZT does not appear to cause any short-term problems for mothers or babies, no one knows if there will be any long-term problems.