       Document 0249
 DOCN  M9610249
 TI    U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for human immunodeficiency
       virus counseling and voluntary testing for pregnant women.
 DT    9601
 SO    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Jul 7;44(RR-7):1-15. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96002678
 AB    These recommendations were developed by the U.S. Public Health Service
       to address the increasing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
       infection among women and their infants. The recommendations stress the
       importance of early diagnosis of HIV infection for the health of both
       women and their infants and are based on advances made in HIV-related
       treatment and prevention. The most significant advance for this
       population has been the results from a placebo-controlled, clinical
       trial that indicated that administration of zidovudine to HIV-infected
       pregnant women and their newborns reduced the risk for perinatal
       transmission of HIV by approximately two thirds (1). This document
       recommends routine HIV counseling and voluntary testing for all pregnant
       women and is intended to serve as guidance for health-care providers in
       educating women about the importance of knowing their HIV infection
       status. For uninfected women, such HIV counseling and testing programs
       can provide information that can reduce their risk for acquiring HIV;
       for women who have HIV infection, these programs can enable them to
       receive appropriate and timely medical interventions for their own
       health and for reducing the risk for perinatal (i.e., mother to infant)
       and other modes of HIV transmission. These programs also can facilitate
       appropriate follow-up care and services for HIV-infected women, their
       infants, and other family members.
 DE    AIDS Serodiagnosis  Counseling  Disease Transmission,
       Vertical/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION  Pregnancy  Pregnancy
       Complications, Infectious/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Prenatal
       Care/*STANDARDS  GUIDELINE  JOURNAL ARTICLE  PRACTICE GUIDELINE

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