Food Handling and Eating Patterns
Pregnant, HIV-positive women can be particularly vulnerable to food-borne infections (Whitney & Rolfes, 2002). Guidelines for handling, storing, and cooking foods should be reinforced, and raw or undercooked seafood should be avoided. Pregnant women who experience gastrointestinal upset from medications associated with HIV treatment can be encouraged to eat small, frequent meals throughout the day, consuming liquids between meals instead of with meals and snacking on crackers