Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS in the Developing World

See also: Pregnancy & HIV/AIDS

Harare, Zimbabwe, Maternity Clinics Reportedly Conducting Compulsory HIV/AIDS Tests on Pregnant Women (January 19, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
3-Year Study Identifies Key Interventions to Reduce Maternal, Newborn, Child Deaths (December 16, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Review Highlights Promising Interventions to Improve Reproductive Health of Women Living With HIV in Developing Countries (November 21, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Africa: UNICEF Calls for More Efforts to Reduce Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (November 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Examines Abortion Services for Women Living With HIV in Brazil, Namibia, S. Africa (November 14, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Scientific American Presents Slide Show on MTCT Prevention (July 14, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Goosby Discusses Global AIDS Fight at CSIS Event (June 29, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS, PEPFAR Announce Campaign to Eliminate MTCT of HIV by 2015 (June 10, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
16 Countries Pledge to Reduce Maternal, Newborn, Child Mortality (May 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Critics Say Program Offering Money for Contraception to HIV-Positive Kenyan Women Is Illegal (May 16, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Project Pays HIV-Positive Kenyan Women to Get IUD (May 9, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, USAID to Support Swaziland PMTCT HIV Program (April 29, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission: Creating Better Health for Women, Children and Families (March 8, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
From Policy to Pregnancy: Sexual Rights and Reproductive Options for People Living With HIV/AIDS (March 4, 2011)
Six women, each one a prominent, longtime advocate for HIV-positive women in her country, discuss the family-planning struggles women living with HIV/AIDS face -- and how these challenges might be met -- in cultures ranging from the traditional to the technologically advanced.
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
U.N. Says PMTCT of HIV Is Achievable, Efforts Must Target Millions Currently "Falling Through the Cracks" (December 1, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Men Increasingly Involved in PMTCT Programs in Kenya (October 20, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
NEJM PMTCT Studies (October 15, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Study Findings on Nevirapine Support WHO HIV Treatment Guideline Changes (October 14, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Conference in Uganda Addresses PMTCT (September 29, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
International AIDS Society (IAS) Emphasizes Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care as a Prerequisite for Improving Maternal and Child Health (September 28, 2010)
From International AIDS Society
Maternal Deaths Fall 34 Percent, Still Above UN Target (September 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mitchell Besser: Mothers Helping Mothers Fight HIV (September 2010)
Dr. Besser delineates the nature of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and describes how the program, mothers2mothers, he founded is tackling stigma and a scarcity of trained health care professionals to provide support and care for newly diagnosed HIV-positive pregnant women in the region.
From TED
Forced Sterilizations Among HIV-Positive Women in Africa Exposed (August 31, 2010)
From The Body
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission: Maternal Health and Elimination of Pediatric HIV/AIDS (July 22, 2010)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Maternal HIV Treatment Cuts Child Mortality (July 21, 2010)
Child mortality before the age of five is 75% lower among infants whose HIV-positive mothers receive antiretroviral drugs.
From aidsmap.com
Fifty Percent of HIV-Exposed Children Not Receiving Prophylactic Drugs (July 19, 2010)
Almost half of children exposed to HIV during pregnancy and childbirth did not receive prophylactic nevirapine to prevent transmission of the virus, a study conducted in four African countries has shown.
From aidsmap.com
Strategies to Improve Maternal Health and Fight HIV/AIDS Are Not in Opposition (July 9, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Treating Infants, Pregnant, Nursing Mothers With ARVs Drives Down Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (June 17, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Fragmentation of Services" Hinders Child Care in the Caribbean (May 14, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
TIME Features Q&A With Lead Author of Report That Found Maternal Death Drop (April 21, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N. Secretary-General Calls on International Community to Adopt New Initiatives to Reduce Maternal, Newborn Mortality (April 16, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Maternal Deaths Decreased by More Than 35% Between 1980 and 2008, Study Finds (April 13, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: The "Business Case" For PMTCT (March 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
PLoS Medicine Study Compares Effectiveness of NVP in Women Previously Exposed to Drug (February 19, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Chief Calls for Reducing MTCT of HIV in Africa (January 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Journal of International AIDS Society Commentary Argues PMTCT of HIV Is Not Enough (December 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Low Maternal Vitamin D Increases the Risk of HIV Transmission to Offspring (September 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
More PMTCT Interventions Needed, Experts at WHO Regional Meeting Say (September 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (July 20, 2009)
Study Summary by Louise Kuhn, Ph.D.
In The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
Majority of HIV-Positive Pregnant Women in Developing World Lack Access to PMTCT Services, Report Says (May 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Treatment Activists Push UNAIDS and WHO to Meet Commitments to Reduce HIV in Women and Newborns (May 21, 2009)
The vast majority of the 1.5 million HIV-positive women who become pregnant each year in resource-poor countries don't have access to vital services and support, according to a new report.
From International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
Failing Women, Failing Children: HIV, Vertical Transmission and Women's Health (PDF) (May 2009)
On-the-ground research in Argentina, Cambodia, Moldova, Morocco, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
From International Treatment Preparedness Coalition and Treatment Monitoring & Advocacy Project
Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Settings: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Experience (April 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IRIN/PlusNews Examines Stigma Surrounding HIV-Positive Pregnant Women (January 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Open Letter to Margaret Chan/WHO to Save Mothers' Lives (November 26, 2008)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Percent Coverage of Antiretroviral Therapy for Adults and Children With Advanced HIV -- Breakdown by Quartiles (PDF) (July 2008)
From UNAIDS
MTCT and Orphans (Summer/Autumn 2002)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation