A woman is 32 weeks pregnant. She is HIV-positive but asymptomatic. What would be important in ...

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Rationale 1: All invasive procedures that would expose the uninfected infant to the HIV virus are avoided.
Rationale 2: Patients who are HIV-positive are considered high-risk pregnancies. Therefore, beginning at about 32 weeks, these patients have weekly nonstress tests to assess for placental function, and an ultrasound every 23 weeks to assess for intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR).
Rationale 3: All invasive procedures that would expose the uninfected infant to the HIV virus are avoided.
Rationale 4: Antibiotics would be ineffective for either the mother or the infant who was HIV-positive.