Pregnancy & MTCT
Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
CROI 2013: Small Risk of Birth Defects Due to Efavirenz Confirmed in French Cohort
- Details
- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
A large French study has found an elevated risk of some birth defects in children born to women exposed to some antiretroviral drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy, French researchers reported on at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) this month in Atlanta.
Pediatrics Association Recommends Bottle Feeding for Babies of HIV+ Mothers
- Details
- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive women in high-income countries where clean water and safe baby formula are widely available should avoid breast-feeding -- regardless of antiretroviral therapy (ART) use or low viral load -- in order to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus to their infants, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
New Guidance Addresses Expanded Antiretroviral Treatment, Perinatal ART, PrEP
- Details
- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 03 August 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
On the occasion of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) last week in Washington, DC, the International Antiviral Society-USA (IAS-USA) released new guidelines recommending that all people diagnosed with HIV should be offered antiretroviral therapy (ART).
HIV11: UK Study Finds HIV+ Women on Antiretroviral Therapy Have Higher Premature Birth Rate
- Details
- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 26 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
A review of clinical records from Central Manchester University Hospitals has found more evidence of an increased rate of preterm delivery of babies born to HIV positive women who are taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a study presented at the 11th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection in Glasgow this month. 
Breast Milk Inhibits HIV and Prevents Oral Transmission in Mice
- Details
- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Press Release
Human breast milk has a strong inhibitory effect on HIV in vitro and was shown to reduce the likelihood of oral transmission of the virus in a mouse model designed to mimic the human mouth and upper gastrointestinal tract, researchers reported in the June 14, 2012, edition of the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.
More Articles...
- WHO Recommends Continued Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV+ Women after Delivery
- CROI: Infants with HIV Who Receive Early ART Can Safely Stop Treatment
- New U.K. HIV Guidelines Cover When to Start ART, Treatment as Prevention, Pregnancy
- Antiretroviral Combos with Nevirapine Better Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Web Design and Development by