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The teenager donated blood to a blood bank on November 30 without realising that he was HIV infected. The dean said the baby, weighing 1.75kg, was doing well and no birth defect had been noted. The teenager committed suicide after learning about his health condition. MADURAI: A pregnant woman , who was transfused with HIV-positive blood in Government Hospital at Sattur in Tamil Nadu last month, gave birth to a baby girl here on Thursday.The woman, who got infected with HIV virus after she was given HIV positive blood on December 3 last year, had been under supervision and care of a special team of doctors in Government Rajaji Hospital here since December 27, said hospital dean in-charge Dr S Shanmugasundaram.The woman went into labour and gave birth to the girl around 7pm on Thursday. The mother was also doing well, he added.HIV screening of the baby would be done only after 45 days, after which it would be known if the child was born with or without the infection, he added.On December 3, blood donated by an HIV-positive teenager was given to the woman when she was admitted to Sattur Government Hospital..