4 Caribbean CS Yes Negative, 5 yr before pregnancy Not offered 5 Africa CS Yes No
Offered, deferred by mother who later assumed that HIV testing was done when she had …

Fig. 1: HIV status of 71 infants born to HIV-infected women in northern Alberta.* Two of these
women had 2 pregnancies before being tested. Four of these women had further …

Early identification and treatment of all pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) is the best way to prevent neonatal disease. Pregnant women universally should be …

Prenatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and treatment instituted in the 1990s is
responsible for a substantial reduction in the number of children diagnosed with AIDS, yet …

Identifying pregnant women's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status provides
them with the opportunity to seek appropriate treatment and to take measures to prevent …

Testing women of childbearing age for HIV infection and disclosure of HIV status should be
examined from three interlocking perspectives—women's personal concerns, the interests of …

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 …

It is recommended that all pregnant women in the US receive an HIV test as early as
possible during prenatal care to allow HIV-infected women to begin receiving anti-retroviral …

Objective: To determine if awareness of methods to reduce vertical transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with HIV test acceptance and to clarify patients' …

As prospects for a cure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seem remote, HIV
prevention efforts take on increasing importance as a major strategy to combat the epidemic …