Clinical practice guidelines: management of HIV infection in pregnant women. Manual. Health Technology Assessment Unit, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (2008)
Abstract
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the most common and important source of HIV infection in childhood. In the absence of any intervention, between 30% and 45% of children born to HIV positive mothers will become infected with HIV; the lower end of the range applies to higher income country settings, while the upper end of the range applies to lower income, higher prevalence settings Transmission is believed to be uncommon during early pregnancy, but the risk increases sharply in late pregnancy and during labour and delivery. Overall, about 15-20% of children who acquire HIV infection from their mothers are infected during the antenatal period, 50% during delivery and 33% through breast feeding.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Manual) |
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| Keywords: | HIV, Pregnancy, Women, Communicable disease, Gynecology nursing |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Environmental Health By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2022 05:05 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2022 05:05 |
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