title: Transmission of HIV from mother to child.
abstract: Over 4,000 cases of women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been reported from every area of the UK (PHLS 1997). There are over 300 births each year to HIV-positive mothers, with the highest prevalence in London. This joint report finds that HIV-positive women are generally not offered routine testing and treatment, and recommends that a programme to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to baby is needed urgently.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support