For the prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV, the NACO's recommendation is to give
Single dose nevirapine,given once to the mother in labor and once to the newborn infant during 48-72 hrs of life reduces perinatal transmission by 50%. A sho term regime consisting of 300 mg BD zidovudine from 36 weeks of pregnancy and 300 mg every 3 hourly during delivery also offers a 50% reduction in transmission. Reference: Ghai essential pediatrics 9 th edition Page 230