Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV's Books

Reducing the Odds

Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

By: National Research Council,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV

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Reducing the Odds

Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

By: National Research Council,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV

Thousands of HIV-positive women give birth every year. Further, because many pregnant women are not tested for HIV and therefore do not receive treatment, the number of children born with HIV is still unacceptably high. What can we do to eliminate this tragic and costly inheritance? In response to a congressional request, this book evaluates the extent to which state efforts have been effective in reducing the perinatal transmission of HIV. The committee recommends that testing HIV be a routine part of prenatal care, and that health care providers notify women that HIV testing is part of the usual array of prenatal tests and that they have an opportunity to refuse the HIV test. This approach could help both reduce the number of pediatric AIDS cases and improve treatment for mothers with AIDS. Reducing the Odds will be of special interest to federal, state, and local health policymakers, prenatal care providers, maternal and child health specialists, public health practitioners, and advocates for HIV/AIDS patients. January

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0309062861

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Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Reviewing the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

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Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Reviewing the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 afflicts hundreds of thousands of children every year, especially in parts of the world such as sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV infection is prevalent and resources are limited. This tragic reality has spurred researchers to search for an effective, safe, and inexpensive treatment that could reduce the risk of perinatal HIV transmission. The HIVNET 012 trial was designed to provide preliminary information on the comparative safety and efficacy of two relatively simple and inexpensive short courses of oral antiretroviral treatment likely to be feasible in resource-limited settings. The resulting report identified some problems with procedures and documentation, but concluded that these issues did not compromise the results of the study. However, these issues have led to public scrutiny and continued controversy. Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study critically and objectively evaluates the study's design and conduct, and assesses the impact of the initial procedural issues on the validity of the overall findings and conclusions of the trial.

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0309096510

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Improving Birth Outcomes

Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Improving Birth Outcomes

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Improving Birth Outcomes

Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Improving Birth Outcomes

Birth outcomes have improved dramatically worldwide in the past 40 years. Yet there is still a large gap between the outcomes in developing and developed countries. This book addresses the steps needed to reduce that gap. It reviews the available statistics of low birth weight, prematurity, and birth defects; reviews current knowledge and practices of a healthy pregnancy, identifies cost-effective opportunities for improving birth outcomes and supporting families with an infant handicapped by birth problems, and recommens priority research, capacity building, and institutional and global efforts to reduce adverse birth outcomes in developing countries. The committee has based its study on data and information from several developing countries, and provides recommendations that can assist the March of Dimes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and NIH in tailoring their international program and forging new partnerships to reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with adverse birth outcomes.

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0309086140

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Reducing the Odds

Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

By: National Research Council,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV

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Reducing the Odds

Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

By: National Research Council,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV

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Confronting AIDS

Directions for Public Health, Health Care, and Research

By: National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS

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Confronting AIDS

Directions for Public Health, Health Care, and Research

By: National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS

This volume examines the complex medical, social, ethical, financial, and scientific problems arising from the AIDS epidemic and offers dozens of public policy and research recommendations for an appropriate national response to this dread disease.

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Book's by Committee on Perinatal Transmission of HIV

Reducing the Odds

Reducing the Odds

Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

Improving Birth Outcomes

Improving Birth Outcomes

Reducing the Odds

Reducing the Odds

Confronting AIDS

Confronting AIDS

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