Pregnant health care workers are at a higher risk of contracting HIV and should not be allowed to work in direct patient care.

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Pregnant health care workers are not at a higher risk of contracting HIV than their non-pregnant counterparts if proper infection control procedures are followed. Decisions about work assignments should be based on ability to perform job duties and not on pregnancy status.

Pregnant Health Care Workers Are at a Higher Risk of Contracting