MRCP2-2552

A 25-year-old Somali woman attends her booking appointment in the UK for her first pregnancy. During screening tests, it is discovered that she is HIV positive, although she is asymptomatic. Her viral load is 150,000 copies/ml and her CD4 count is 523 cells/mm³. No viral resistance is detected, and her hepatitis serology is negative. Her husband tests negative for HIV. She is started on triple antiretroviral therapy (ART) with zidovudine, lamivudine, and lopinavir/ritonavir, and by 36 weeks, her viral load is undetectable at <20 copies/ml. What is true regarding her ongoing management?