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Reducing the Odds: Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

Reducing the Odds: Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

National Research Council
Board on Children Youth and Families
Institute of Medicine

Hardcover

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 0309062861
ISBN13: 9780309062862
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
Published: Feb 13 1999
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.81
Height: 1.27 Width: 6.19 Depth: 9.26
Language: English

Thousands of HIV-positive women give birth every year. Further, because many pregnant women are not tested for HIV and therefore do not receive treatment, the number of children born with HIV is still unacceptably high. What can we do to eliminate this tragic and costly inheritance? In response to a congressional request, this book evaluates the extent to which state efforts have been effective in reducing the perinatal transmission of HIV. The committee recommends that testing HIV be a routine part of prenatal care, and that health care providers notify women that HIV testing is part of the usual array of prenatal tests and that they have an opportunity to refuse the HIV test. This approach could help both reduce the number of pediatric AIDS cases and improve treatment for mothers with AIDS.

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