Some 1,000 infants are born with HIV every day , according to the latest estimates from the UNAIDS Global Report . How quickly drugs were administered in this case may have made a difference . Mother - child transmission rates are down 90 % in the United States since the mid-'90s . Some 800 infants are born with HIV every year , according to the United Nations .
How quickly drugs were administered in this case may have made a difference . Mother - child transmission rates are down 90 % in the United States since the mid-'90s . Some 800 infants are born with HIV every year , according to the United Nations .