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Antenatal Care - Treatment Gap
Interventions, including community based distribution of cART and/or funds for transport, are needed to reach pregnant women living with HIV who do not access ANC, postpartum care or cART. “Restrictions on women’s mobility and lack of access to transportation and financial resources may limit their ability to seek PMTCT services” (Ghanotakis et al., 2012: table 2).
Antenatal Care - Treatment
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Ongoing surveillance is needed to assess the impact of cART on infants (both HIV-negative and HIV-positive) exposed in utero and during breastfeeding. A recent US study had encouraging results that among ARV-exposed uninfected children, no learning issues were noted (Nozyce et al., 2014) and another US-based study found no increased risk for infants exposed to ART (Phiri et al., 2014). A pilot ART registry in Africa has been launched
Antenatal Care - Treatment
1 study
Strategies need to be identified to empower women to create demand for improved maternal health services and challenge violations of their rights in facility-based childbirth. This is a particularly acute need for women living with HIV. Studies show that HIV-related stigma may reduce the likelihood of delivering in a health facility
Antenatal Care - Treatment
1 study