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One-in-four pregnancy-related deaths is due to HIV in countries with a high HIV prevalence, a meta-analysis of 23 studies shows.HIV-infected women have eight times the risk of a
pregnancy-related death compared to uninfected women (pooled relative risk ...
09 April 2013 | Carole Leach-Lemens
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The concerns about a possible increase in risk of HIV acquisition with some hormonal contraceptive methods need to be understood in the context of the substantial uncertainties in the body of evidence, and considered alongside the ...
10 March 2013 | Roger Pebody
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Two papers presented at the eleventh
International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection this week in
Glasgow suggest that some women with HIV may not have up-to-date information about vertical transmission (HIV being passed on from mother ...
16 November 2012 | Gus Cairns
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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 HIV treatment (antiretroviral
therapy or ART), according to ...
15 November 2012 | Gus Cairns
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Studies
presented at the Nineteenth International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC
called attention to the benefits of increasing male involvement in prevention
of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) efforts. Most notably, a Tanzanian
study involving 354 facilities documented a major ...
02 August 2012 | Kelly Safreed-Harmon
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At a session at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC, UNICEF
official Chewe Luo called for transforming “PMTCT programmes into ART programmes”
in order to meet global HIV targets.
Luo expressed emphatic
support for an ...
26 July 2012 | Kelly Safreed-Harmon
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Implementing new recommendations for prevention of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) using antiretroviral drugs has resulted in a
significant reduction in new infant HIV infections in Zambia, a study of one
district, presented at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and
Opportunistic Infections ...
07 March 2012 | Keith Alcorn
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Formula-fed
infants born to women who started ART during pregnancy under routine programme
conditions in Botswana, without frequent viral load monitoring or specialised
care, were fourteen times less likely to become infected with HIV compared to
infants born to mothers ...
31 August 2011 | Carole Leach-Lemens
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Nine years after the start of a national prevention of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme, South Africa’s mother-to-child
HIV transmission (MTCT) rate is under 4%
at four to eight weeks after birth, according to South Africa’s first national
PMTCT impact evaluation. ...
19 July 2011 | Carole Leach-Lemens
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Starting
ART at least 13 weeks before giving birth provides the greatest benefits in prevention
of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), Carla J Chibwesha and colleagues
reported in a retrospective cohort analysis of pregnant HIV-infected women
attending public antenatal care clinics in ...
15 July 2011 | Carole Leach-Lemens
Get set for HIV treatmentA tool to help you decide whether you are ready to start taking HIV treatment.
HIV, GPs & other primary careThis booklet explains the services GPs offer, how this fits with HIV specialist care, and how to make the most of primary care services.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) – free webinar 18 April 2013As part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is
collaborating...
Learning the basics about hepatitis C 05 April 2013If you are familiar with NAM’s
patient information materials, hopefully you...
Treatment as prevention – free webinar 20 March 2013As
part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is collaborating...