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Mode of delivery in HIV-infected pregnant women and prevention of mother-to-child transmission: changing practices in Western Europe

NN NN, K Boer, K England, M H Godfried, C Thorne, Niels Henrik Valerius

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine temporal and geographical patterns of mode of delivery in the European Collaborative Study (ECS), identify factors associated with elective caesarean section (CS) delivery in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era and explore associations between mode of delivery and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT).
Original languageEnglish
JournalHIV Medicine
Volume11
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)368-78
Number of pages10
ISSN1464-2662
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Cesarean Section
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Europe
  • Female
  • HIV Infections
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Premature Birth
  • Prenatal Care
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Viral Load
  • Young Adult
  • Zidovudine

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