Journal article
Cesarean delivery for HIV-infected women: recommendations and controversies
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Vol.197(3), pp.S96-S100
09/01/2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.034
PMID: 17825656
Abstract
Two studies that were published in 1999 demonstrated that cesarean delivery before labor and before the rupture of membranes (elective cesarean delivery) reduces the risk of mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). On the basis of these results, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the US Public Health Service recommend that HIV-infected pregnant women with plasma viral loads of >1000 copies per milliliter be counseled regarding the benefits of elective cesarean delivery. Since the release of these guidelines, the cesarean delivery rate among HIV-infected women in the United States has increased dramatically. Major postpartum morbidity is uncommon, and cesarean delivery among HIV-infected women is relatively safe and cost-effective. However, a number of important questions remain unanswered, including whether cesarean delivery has a role among HIV-infected women with low plasma viral loads or who receive combination antiretroviral regimens.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cesarean delivery for HIV-infected women: recommendations and controversies
- Creators
- Denise J. Jamieson - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJennifer S. Read - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentAthena P. Kourtis - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTonji M. Durant - National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB PreventionMargaret A. Lampe - National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB PreventionKenneth L. Dominguez - National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Vol.197(3), pp.S96-S100
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.034
- PMID
- 17825656
- ISSN
- 0002-9378
- eISSN
- 1097-6868
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446548602771
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