Reducing the odds : preventing perinatal transmission of HIV in the United States / Michael A. Stoto, Donna A. Almario, and Marie C. McCormick, editors ; Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine, and Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stoto, Michael A., editor.

Almario, Donna A., editor.

McCormick, Marie C., editor.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease) in pregnancy--United States.

AIDS (Disease) in pregnancy.

AIDS (Disease) in infants--United States--Prevention.

AIDS (Disease) in infants.

HIV infections--United States--Prevention.

HIV infections.

AIDS (Disease) in women--Treatment--United States.

AIDS (Disease) in women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. 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. January

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Public Health Screening Programs

3. Descriptive Epidemiology of the Perinatal Transmission of HIV

4. Natural History, Detection, and Treatment of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women and Newborns

5. Context of Services for Women and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS

6. Implementation and Impact of the Public Health Service Counseling and Testing Guidelines

7. Recommendations

App. A. Committee and Staff Biographies

App. B. Context of Services for Women and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS

App. C. Workshop I Summary

App. D. Workshop II Summary

App. E. New York/New Jersey Site Visit Summary

App. F. Alabama Site Visit Summary

App. G. South Texas Site Visit Summary

App. H. Florida Conference Summary

App. I. HIV Testing and Perinatal Transmission: Thoughts from an HIV-Positive Mother

App. J. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Testing Among Women 15-44: Results from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: HIV, Committee on Perinatal Transmission of. Reducing the Odds : Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States.

ISBN:

0-309-37080-9

0-585-04733-2

OCLC:

961449124