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  • Mother-to-baby transmission

    HIV can be transmitted from an HIV-positive woman to her child either during pregnancy, or during labour and delivery, or by breastfeeding. In Europe and...

    From:Factsheets

  • HIV treatment in children

    An outline of the issues surrounding anti-HIV therapy in children, highlighting the differences from adults in the course of HIV disease, the choice of medications,...

    From:HIV treatments directory

  • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission

    Treatment options for pregnant women, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, as well as choices surrounding delivery and breast-feeding....

    From:HIV treatments directory

  • Treatment in children

    HIV treatment is available for babies and children. There is now very good evidence that anti-HIV drugs can work well in babies and children, and...

    From:Factsheets

  • Children

    This factsheet provides some practical information that you might find useful if you are the parent or carer of an HIV-positive child....

    From:Factsheets

  • Pregnancy and birth

    Antenatal testing for HIV and early diagnosis and taking HIV treatment can help to reduce the risk of passing HIV to your baby. There are two ways in which...

    From:Booklets

  • Having a baby

    Lots of people with HIV have had babies without passing on the infection. To do so, you need some help from your doctor.If you are...

    From:The basics

  • HIV & children

    This booklet provides information about treatment and care for HIV-positive children. ...

    From:Booklets

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  • Psych Signs Common in Kids With HIV

    In a snapshot study of children and adolescents with HIV, about a third met criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder, researchers reported.

    06 February 2012 | MedPage Today HIV/AIDS

  • NIH study shows HIV-exposed children at high risk of language delay

    Children exposed to HIV before birth are at risk for language impairments, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Moreover, children exposed to HIV before birth may benefit from routine screening for language impairment, even if they don’t have any obvious signs of a language problem, the researchers said.

    09 January 2012 | US National Institutes of Health

  • ETHIOPIA: New PMTCT plan needs men

    Ethiopia's new plan to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 cannot be attained unless men are more meaningfully involved in reproductive health, experts say.

    04 January 2012 | IRIN Plus News

  • "Tail" Regimens Reduce HIV Resistance After Intrapartum Nevirapine

    A single intrapartum dose of nevirapine to prevent HIV transmission to the baby can lead to nevirapine resistance in the mother, but short-term antiretroviral "tail" regimens will substantially cut the risk of that problem, a study from Thailand shows.

    03 January 2012 | Medscape (requires free registration)

  • Updated information about Prezista (darunavir): oral suspension and labeling changes

    The Food and Drug Administration approved an oral suspension formulation of Prezista (darunavir). Prezista is now available as a 100 mg/mL oral suspension.

    22 December 2011 | EATG / FDA

  • Isentress (raltegravir): pediatric dosing recommendations and 2 chewable tablet formulations for pediatric dosing

    The Food and Drug Administration approved dosing recommendations for Isentress (raltegravir) for pediatric patients ages 2 to 18 years and weighing at least 10 kg. In addition a 100 mg scored chewable tablet and 25 mg chewable tablet was approved for use in pediatric patients.

    22 December 2011 | EATG / FDA

  • AFRICA: HIV-positive women still confused about infant-feeding choices

    The latest guidelines on infant-feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in Africa have not been disseminated in many countries, leaving women dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting the virus, a new report shows.

    09 December 2011 | IRIN Plus News

  • Asia: HIV drives families into 'irreversible poverty': UN

    Tens of thousands of HIV-affected households in Asia are facing "irreversible poverty" because of the cost of living with the disease, with women and children hardest hit, a UN report said Thursday.

    01 December 2011 | AFP

  • Uganda: Tears As HIV Positive Children Narrate Suffering

    Tears rolled down the cheeks of some adults as HIV positive children narrated the suffering they are going through as a result of what they called "theft of funds meant for treatment of people living with AIDS.

    01 December 2011 | AllAfrica

  • Changing mindset: More Indians adopt kids of HIV parents

    An encouraging trend is emerging in Pune where adoptive Indian families are showing greater willingness to accept HIV-affected children who are negative but had HIV-positive parents.

    30 November 2011 | Daily News & Analysis
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