[Current position on the care of HIV-seropositive pregnancies].
The reduction of vertical transmission rates in Germany to 5-7% is basically due to antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy with zidovudine and elective caesarean section after 37 weeks of gestation. Maternal versus fetal needs have to be considered carefully in respect to mode of delivery and antiretroviral therapy. Long term consequences for the fetus of antiretroviral therapy are not yet sufficiently known.
Funke
A M
AM
Universitäts-Frauenklinik Köln.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015215:Zidovudine