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Document 0249
DOCN M9610249
TI U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for human immunodeficiency
virus counseling and voluntary testing for pregnant women.
DT 9601
SO MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Jul 7;44(RR-7):1-15. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96002678
AB These recommendations were developed by the U.S. Public Health Service
to address the increasing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection among women and their infants. The recommendations stress the
importance of early diagnosis of HIV infection for the health of both
women and their infants and are based on advances made in HIV-related
treatment and prevention. The most significant advance for this
population has been the results from a placebo-controlled, clinical
trial that indicated that administration of zidovudine to HIV-infected
pregnant women and their newborns reduced the risk for perinatal
transmission of HIV by approximately two thirds (1). This document
recommends routine HIV counseling and voluntary testing for all pregnant
women and is intended to serve as guidance for health-care providers in
educating women about the importance of knowing their HIV infection
status. For uninfected women, such HIV counseling and testing programs
can provide information that can reduce their risk for acquiring HIV;
for women who have HIV infection, these programs can enable them to
receive appropriate and timely medical interventions for their own
health and for reducing the risk for perinatal (i.e., mother to infant)
and other modes of HIV transmission. These programs also can facilitate
appropriate follow-up care and services for HIV-infected women, their
infants, and other family members.
DE AIDS Serodiagnosis Counseling Disease Transmission,
Vertical/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Female Human HIV
Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION Pregnancy Pregnancy
Complications, Infectious/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Prenatal
Care/*STANDARDS GUIDELINE JOURNAL ARTICLE PRACTICE GUIDELINE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).