Overview

Thousands of HIV-positive women give birth every year to HIV-positive infants. What can be done to eliminate this tragic and costly inheritance? This study evaluates the extent to which state efforts have been effective in reducing the perinatal transmission of HIV. Because many women are not tested and do not receive treatment, the number of children born with HIV is still unacceptably high. Thus the committee recommends that testing for 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. This approach seeks to both reduce the number of paediatric AIDS cases and improve treatment for mothers with AIDS.

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Author:   Michael A. Stoto ,  Donna A. Almario ,  Marie C. McCormick ,  Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.821kg
ISBN:  

9780309062862

ISBN 10:   0309062861
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   13 February 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Public Health Screening Programs; 5 3 Descriptive Epidemiology of the Perinatal Transmission of HIV; 6 4 Natural History, Detection, and Treatment of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women and Newborns; 7 5 Context of Services for Women and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS; 8 6 Implementation and Impact of the Public Health Service Counseling and Testing Guidelines; 9 7 Recommendations; 10 References; 11 Appendixes; 12 A Committee and Staff Biographies; 13 B Context of Services for Women and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS; 14 C Workshop I Summary; 15 D Workshop II Summary; 16 E New York/New Jersey Site Visit Summary; 17 F Alabama Site Visit Summary; 18 G South Texas Site Visit Summary; 19 H Florida Conference Summary; 20 I HIV Testing and Perinatal Transmission: Thoughts from an HIV-Positive Mother; 21 J Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Testing Among Women 15-44: Results from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth; 22 K Details of the Committee's Models and Assumptions; 23 L Passing the Test: New York's Newborn HIV Testing Policy, 1987-1997; 24 M Excerpts from the Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996; 25 N 1995 U.S. Public Health Service Recommendations for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling and Testing for Pregnant Women; 26 O Acronyms and Glossary; 27 Index

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Michael A. Stoto, Donna A. Almario, and Marie C. McCormick, Editors; Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV, Institute of Medicine, and Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council

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