title: Motor development of infants exposed to maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but not infected.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the motor development of infants exposed to maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty infants were assessed in the period from November 2009 to March 2010 at the AIDS Reference and Training Centre, in São Paulo, Brazil. The assessment instrument used in the research was the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). All 30 infants used the antiretroviral drug properly for 42 consecutive days, in accordance with the protocol of the World Health Organization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the total number of infants, 27 (90%) had proper motor performance and 3 (10%) presented motor delay, according to the AIMS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrated that only 10% of the assessed group had developmental delay and no relation with environmental variables was detected, such as maternal level of education, social and economic issues, maternal practices, attendance at the day care center, and drug use during pregnancy. It is important to emphasize the necessity of studies with a larger number of participants.
authors.forename: Dafne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.forename: Paulo Rogério
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Mahmi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimori
authors.forename: Carlos Bandeira
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: de Mello Monteiro
authors.forename: Vitor E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Carlos Mendes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Sophia Motta
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Cícero Cruz
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: Adriana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Materno-Infantil da Faculdade de saúde, Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. luiz.abreu@fmabc.br.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Abreu