HIV Testing for Pregnant Women

Integrating Rapid Syphilis and HIV Testing for Pregnant Women Could Reduce Maternal, Child Morbidity and Mortality (September 1, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas: New Law Spotlights HIV in Newborns (January 21, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Texas: New Prenatal Testing Law Takes Effect With New Year (January 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On the Radar: Newborn HIV Cases in Indiana (December 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Delaware State Senate Passes Bill Aimed at Reducing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (June 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kansas House Committee Approves Bill That Would Require HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women (March 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lost in the Shuffle: Women’s Right to Choose, Not Just Refuse, HIV Testing (March 4, 2009)
From The Center for HIV Law and Policy
Colo. Senate Passes Bill Requiring HIV Testing for Pregnant Women (February 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
South Dakota Health Official Calls For Routine HIV Screening Among Pregnant Women (February 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Jersey Requires HIV Tests for Pregnant Women, Some Infants (January 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Positive Pregnancy (Winter 2008)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Canada: Women Opting Out of HIV Testing More Likely to Have HIV (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Jersey to Make HIV Testing Routine for Pregnant Women, Newborns (December 26, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Some Ob-Gyns Unaware of State Requirements for Recommending HIV Tests, Survey Says (November 20, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Standard HIV Testing May Miss Women Infected During Pregnancy, Study Warns (November 2007)
In AIDS
Study Reveals Racial Disparities in Prenatal HIV Testing (October 13, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Voluntary HIV Testing for All Pregnant Women (July 5, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Prenatal and Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing: Expanded Recommendations (November 2004)
[Archived Article]
Suggestions from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on how to test pregnant women for HIV.
In Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cases of HIV-Infected Newborns Decline in New York (June 7, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Mandatory testing, access to treatment and prenatal care credited for decline.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing During Labor and Delivery for Women of Unknown HIV Status: A Practical Guide and Model Protocol (January 30, 2004)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Integrating HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services Into Reproductive Health Settings (PDF) (2004)
[Archived Article]
New international guidelines for those who plan or manage reproductive health programs.
In The New York Times, from International Planned Parenthood Federation and United Nations Population Fund
HIV Testing for Mothers and Newborns (2004)
[Archived Article]
A state-by-state comparison of HIV testing policies.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In Labor Wards, Rapid Point-of-Care HIV Test Better Than Lab Test (September 12, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rapid HIV Testing of Women in Labor and Delivery (June 18, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Effective Point-Of-Care Rapid HIV Testing at Labor and Delivery (Spring 2003)
[Archived Article]
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In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
"Opt-Out" HIV Tests Could Reach More Pregnant Women (November 15, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women -- United States and Canada, 1998-2001 (November 15, 2002)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada: Pregnant Women Tested for HIV/AIDS Without Consent (October 29, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
Testing Pregnant Women (January 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Status of Perinatal HIV Prevention in the United States (October 14, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Panel Urges HIV Tests for All Pregnant Women (October 1998)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
The Histrionic Push for Mandatory Perinatal HIV Testing (July/August 1997)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis