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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd ; 148(41): 2005-8, 2004 Oct 09.
Article in Dutch | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15553994

ABSTRACT

Since 1 January 2004, pregnant women in the Netherlands have been universally screened for HIV infection. Three HIV-infected, pregnant women aged 28, 24 and 33 years respectively, illustrate some of the problems that may be encountered in this situation, as well as the treatment options available to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child. The first patient had a positive antibody test early in pregnancy for which she did not need treatment, the second had a positive antibody test late in pregnancy and the third was seropositive and on medication, but had the wish to become pregnant. A vaginal delivery is possible when highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) of the mother is started in good time and the plasma HIV-RNA is < 400 copies/ml at the time of delivery. In this situation the risk of transmission is reduced to around 1%. However, if HIV infection is diagnosed late in pregnancy or, despite HAART, the plasma HIV-RNA is not expected to be < 400 copies/ml, an elective caesarean section is scheduled at 38 weeks of pregnancy. In all instances the neonate is treated for 28 days with antiretrovirals, as post-exposure prophylaxis. If a woman with a known HIV infection wants to become pregnant, the choice of antiretroviral regimen and when this is started is determined by her treatment history and the potential toxic effects of the medication on the foetus.


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HIV Infections/transmission , HIV-1 , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy , Adult , Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active , Female , HIV Infections/drug therapy , HIV Infections/prevention & control , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control , Pregnancy Outcome , Prenatal Care , Risk Factors , Viral Load
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