Pregnancy & MTCT
Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
Nevirapine for 6 Months during Breast-feeding Prevents Perinatal HIV Transmission
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Treating babies with nevirapine (Viramune) for 6 months while breast-feeding significantly reduced the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission, though it did not alter the likelihood of infant mortality, according to a study of HIV positive African women and their babies described in the January 21, 2012, issue of The Lancet.
ICAAC 2011: Lopinavir/ritonavir Reduces Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission during Supplemental Breastfeeding
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- Published on Friday, 23 September 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive mothers who use a lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra or Alluvia) antiretroviral regimen can reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their infants during extended supplemental breastfeeding, supporting recent World Health organization (WHO) guidelines.
Should Breastfeeding be an Option for HIV Positive Women in Developed Countries?
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Public health experts recommend that HIV positive women in resource-limited countries should breastfeed their babies. Women in industrialized countries who are on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) and have undetectable viral load should also be advised that breastfeeding may be an acceptable option, according to an opinion piece by Pamela Morrison, an international board-certified lactation consultant, and colleagues in the August 5, 2011, advance online edition of AIDS.
DHHS Updates Perinatal Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines
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- Category: HIV Treatment Guidelines
- Published on Thursday, 15 September 2011 00:00
- Written by DHHS
The Department of Health and Human Services has once again updated its Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States.
U.N. AIDS Meeting Calls for More Treatment Access, Fewer Child Infections
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Friday, 17 June 2011 01:20
- Written by UNAIDS
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