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Research on HIV in Pregnancy
- Family Planning Could Lead to Fewer HIV-Positive Kids in Africa -- If U.S. Politicians Supported It (December 17, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Late Diagnosis Often Involved in Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the UK (November 23, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- A Single Dose of Tenofovir/FTC Reduces Risk of NVP Resistance in Pregnant Women Given Single-Dose NVP (November 8, 2007)
In aidsmap.com
- Pregnancy May Slow -- Not Accelerate -- Progression to AIDS (September 19, 2007)
In Journal of Infectious Diseases
- C-Sections Riskier for HIV-Positive Women Than HIV-Negative Women, Study Finds (August 14, 2007)
From Reuters Health
- IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day One (July 23, 2007)
From The Body PRO
- Flash-Heating Could Inactivate HIV in Breast Milk, Study Suggests (May 21, 2007)
Method could offer HIV prevention option for mothers in areas without clean water; this press release includes a video explaining how the flash-heating process works.
From University of California-Berkeley
- Thanks to HAART, No Additional Transmission Risk With Twins, Study Finds (May 9, 2007)
However, the findings point to the importance of HIV testing and treatment access for women pregnant with twins, especially in developing countries.
From aidsmap.com
- Most HIV Meds Don't Increase Risk of Pregnancy Complications, Study Finds (April 21, 2006)
From aidsmap.com
- BHIVA: How Many Children Are Born With HIV at a London Hospital and Why? (April 3, 2006)
From aidsmap.com
- During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy Lopinavir/Ritonavir Dose Should Be Increased, Study Finds (February 6, 2006)
In The 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
- PI-Based Therapy Does Not Increase Glucose Intolerance, Gestational Diabetes in Pregnant, HIV-Infected Women (February 6, 2006)
In The 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
- Risk of HIV Infection Increases During Pregnancy, Uganda Study Says (October 3, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Combination Therapy Might Be Better Choice Than Nevirapine Alone to Prevent Vertical HIV Transmission, Researchers Say (February 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Increased Rates of Premature Births Reported From Western European Women Taking HAART (December 29, 2004)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- HIV-Positive Mothers Should Continue AZT Prophylaxis After Childbirth, Study Says (October 3, 2004)
A study finds a brief jump in breast milk viral load following AZT cessation.
From aidsmap.com
- HIV JournalView: HCV as a Rationale for C-Section in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women (October 2004)
From The Body PRO
- XV International AIDS Conference: Women and HIV in the Spotlight (September 2004)
Jean R. Anderson, M.D., highlights AIDS 2004 research on pregnancy, menopause and gender differences in opportunistic infections.
In Hopkins HIV Report
- Nelfinavir Levels a Third Lower in Pregnant Women (August 31, 2004)
However, the reduction doesn't appear to increase the baby's risk of contracting HIV, and in all but one case the pregnant women still had undetectable viral loads.
From aidsmap.com
- Addition of Short-Course Zidovudine/Lamivudine to Single-Dose Nevirapine Decreases Development of Maternal NNRTI-Resistant HIV (July 15, 2004)
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- HIV-Infected Pregnant Women on HAART Face Increased Risk of Preeclampsia and Fetal Death (July 15, 2004)
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Pregnancy: Severe Liver Toxicity in Nevirapine-Based HAART (June 21, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
- Bacteria Found in Mouth Prevents HIV Infection (May 26, 2004)
Finding may help prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission via breastfeeding.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-Positive Women Have More Post-Birth Complications, Even if They Have a Vaginal Delivery (April 8, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
- Girls Twice as Likely as Boys to Get HIV From Their Mothers in the Womb (March 1, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
- Nevirapine Well Tolerated in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women (February 11, 2004)
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Large Mother-Child HIV Prevention Programs Can Work in Developing World, Study Says (January 27, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prenatal HIV Testing and Antiretroviral Prophylaxis at an Urban Hospital -- Atlanta, Georgia, 1997-2000 (January 2, 2004)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mother-to-Child Transmission: How Will AZT and Nevirapine Use for MTCT Affect Future Treatment? (Winter 2003/2004)
To read PDF, click here
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Short Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Newborn Babies to Reduce Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1: NVAZ Randomized Clinical Trial (November 2003)
Abstract of a study in the Lancet.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Nevirapine Inexpensive, Long-Lasting Option in Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Study Says (September 12, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Women Experience Slight but Significant Increase in HIV Viral Load in 18 Months After Giving Birth (August 11, 2003)
From aidsmap.com
- The Relationship of Pregnancy to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Progression (August 2003)
In American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Daily Administration of Antiretroviral Drug for Six Months Reduces Infants' Risk of Contracting HIV Through Breastmilk (July 16, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV/AIDS Obstetrics: No Increase in Complication Risk During Caesarean Section (July 7, 2003)
In AIDS Weekly
- HIV May Decrease Fertility in Women, But Not Men (June 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Increasing Trend of Cesarean Deliveries in HIV-Infected Women in the United States From 1994 to 2000 (June 1, 2003)
HIV-positive women have had C-sections more than twice as often since 1998, due to studies published that year showing that C-sections reduced perinatal transmission rates.
In Journal of AIDS
- Many Doctors Don't Offer HIV Test to All in Pregnancy (May 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Opt-Out HIV Testing Endorsed by CDC (April 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Exposure to Antiretroviral Therapy in Utero or Early Life: The Health of Uninfected Children Born to HIV-Infected Women (April 1, 2003)
HIV meds appear not to cause serious birth defects in babies who are born HIV-negative.
In Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Some Men Are "Bridges" to HIV for Heterosexual Women (April 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Connecticut: HIV-Infected Newborn Rate Plummets (March 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pregnancy in Perinatally HIV-Infected Adolescents and Young Adults -- Puerto Rico, 2002 (February 28, 2003)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- PACTG 353: Combined Treatment With HAART (NFV/3TC/ZDV) Increases Thymic Output in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women (February 13, 2003)
In The 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Argentine Mother-Child HIV Prevention Program Largely Successful, Study Finds (December 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Infection and Pregnancy Status Among Adults Attending Voluntary Counseling and Testing in Two Developing Countries (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Multivitamins Improve Weight Gain in HIV-Infected, Pregnant Women (November 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Japanese Woman Infected With HIV Through Artificial Insemination (November 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Reproductive Health: Fertility Issues, Pregnancy Choices, Contraception and HAART. Effect of HIV on Pregnancy and Vice Versa (November 20, 2002)
In The 6th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection, from The Body PRO
- Argentina: Hospital's Prevention Program Cuts Perinatal HIV/AIDS (November 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Substance in Saliva Protects Babies From Mom's HIV (October 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vitamin Intake Affects Mom-to-Child HIV Spread Risk (October 25, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia OK During Antiretroviral Therapy (October 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Thai Hospital Claims Reduced Mother-Baby Transmission (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nevirapine During Labor and in the Neonate Significantly Improves Zidovudine Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission: Results of PHPT-2 First Interim Analysis (July 12, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Abacavir Use in HIV-Positive Pregnant Women (July 10, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Promoting Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Through the Viramune Donation Programme: A Model of Public-Private Partnership (July 10, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- You Can Even Possibly Have a Child: Reproduction in the Lives of HIV-Positive Women (July 8, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Effect of Nevirapine (NVP) for Perinatal HIV Prevention Appears Greatest Among Women With Most Advanced Disease: Subgroup Analyses of HIVNET 012 (February 27, 2002)
In The 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Challenges to Managing Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy (February 26, 2002)
In The 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Perinatal HIV Infection Delays Puberty (Winter 2001/2002)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- The Dilemma of Breast Feeding (Winter 2001/2002)
Highlights from the 3rd Conference on Global Strategies for the Prevention of HIV Transmission From Mothers to Infants.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Assessing the Teratogenic Potential of Antiretroviral Drugs: Data from the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry (APR) (December 18, 2001)
In 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2001), from The Body PRO
- Comparison of Nevirapine Resistance Mutations in Women vs. Infants Receiving Single Dose NVP Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV-1 Vertical Transmission (HIVNET 012) (December 16, 2001)
In 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2001), from The Body PRO
- Birth Defects Linked to Use of Certain Drugs During Pregnancy (December 14, 2001)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Mother-to-Child Transmission: What Have We Learned? (July 10, 2001)
In The 1st International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO
- Perinatal Transmission and HIV: An Unfinished Success Story (July 2001)
In Hopkins HIV Report
- EVMS Researchers Experiment With Infected Men Fathering HIV-Free Children (April 9, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scientists Isolate HIV Blocker in Placenta (March 17, 2001)
In British Medical Journal
- HIV and Infertility: Time to Treat: There's No Justification for Denying Treatment to Parents Who Are HIV Positive (March 10, 2001)
In British Medical Journal
- Have Pregnancy Rates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women Changed in the Era of Effective Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention of Perinatal Transmission? (February 7, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Maternal ART Use During Pregnancy and Maternal or Pregnancy Outcomes (February 7, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Immunologic Reconstitution in Children and Adolescents Treated with HAART (February 6, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Update on Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: U.S. Successes, International Challenges (February 6, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in an Uninfected Woman Attempting to Get Pregnant by Intentionally Having Unsafe Sex With Her HIV-Infected Husband (December 2000)
HIV-treating physicians in Houston express their professional opinions on the public health implications of antiretroviral therapy.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- Researchers Struggle with Complex Nature of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (October 10, 2000)
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Monthly
- Processing Method to Remove HIV-1 May Make Semen Safe for Artificial Insemination (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Absence of Cardiac Toxicity of Zidovudine in Infants (September 14, 2000)
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Breastfeeding and the Risk of Transmission (August 8, 2000)
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Mother-to-child Transmission (August 8, 2000)
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Inexpensive AIDS Drug Still Reduces HIV Transmission from Mother to Child After One Year (July 13, 2000)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The Atlantic Study: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial Comparing Two Protease Inhibitor-Sparing Antiretroviral Strategies Versus a Standard PI-Containing Regimen, Final 48-Week Data (July 13, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- The One-Year Safety and Efficacy Data of the HIVNET 012 Trial (July 13, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- If You Are a Woman Who Has Given Birth While HIV Positive... (Summer 2000)
A call for participants in a new study looking at effects of HAART on children.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Global Strategies for Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Prevention (April 2000)
A recap of the 2nd International Conference on Global Strategies for the Prevention of HIV Transmission from Mother to Infants.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Management of the HIV-Infected Pregnant Woman (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- The $4 Question (Winter 1999/2000)
One good use for Nevirapine: reducing the rate of perinatal transmission.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- High HIV RNA Levels Major Risk Factor for Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (August 4, 1999)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Major Advance in Protecting Newborns: One Nevirapine Dose Cuts Infection in Half (July 16, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
- Researchers Identify a Simple, Affordable Drug Regimen That Is Highly Effective in Preventing HIV Infection in Infants of Mothers With the Disease (July 14, 1999)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Pregnancy and HIV (June 1999)
The latest on the transmission rates.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Cesarean Section and Perinatal Transmission (May 1999)
In Hopkins HIV Report
- The Mode of Delivery and the Risk of Vertical Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 -- A Meta-Analysis of 15 Prospective Cohort Studies (April 1, 1999)
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Vertical Transmission (Spring 1999)
Studies on vertical transmission, presented at the 6th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Unequal Care Sustains Vertical Transmission Rate (February 1999)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- 12th World AIDS Conference: Pregnancy and HIV (August 1998)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Highly Active Therapy in Pregnancy May Lower Transmission Rates More Than AZT Alone (July 1, 1998)
In The 12th International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission: Interaction between Zidovudine Prevention and Mode of Delivery in the French Perinatal Cohort (June 27, 1998)
In The 12th International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Notice on Efavirenz and Pregnancy (April 3, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Dried Blood Spots Allow Simpler Test for Viral Load, Newborn HIV Infection (March 6, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Simplified AZT Regimen Cuts Maternal-Infant Transmission in Half (March 6, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- CDC/Thai Vertical Transmission Results Silence Critics and Pave Way for Prevention of Millions of Infections Worldwide (March 1998)
From Treatment Action Group
- Vertical Transmission Research at the Retrovirus Conference (March 1998)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
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