Reducing the odds : preventing perinatal transmission of HIV in the United States

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In response to a congressional request, this report evaluates state efforts to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV. The committee recommends that HIV testing 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...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Other Authors: Stoto, Michael A., Almario, Donna A., McCormick, Marie C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) in pregnancy > United States.
AIDS (Disease) in infants > United States > Prevention.
HIV infections > United States > Prevention.
AIDS (Disease) in women > Treatment > United States.
Infections à VIH > prévention et contrôle > États Unis d'Amérique.
HIV Infections > prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > prevention & control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical > prevention & control
Mass Screening
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious > prevention & control
Prenatal Diagnosis
AIDS (Disease) in infants > Prevention
AIDS (Disease) in pregnancy
HIV infections > Prevention
United States
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Summary:In response to a congressional request, this report evaluates state efforts to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV. The committee recommends that HIV testing 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 can refuse the HIV test. This approach could help both reduce the number of pediatric AIDS cases and improve treatment for mother with AIDS.
Reducing the Odds will be of special interest to federal, state, and local health policymakers, prenatal care providers, maternal and child health specialists, public health practitioners, and advocates for HIV/AIDS patients.
Physical Description:xiii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0309062861
9780309062862

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