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In addition to the use of antiretroviral drug regimens for either treatment of the mother’s health or prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, elective cesareans (if safely available) may further reduce the risk of vertical transmission.
Delivery
2 studies Gray IIIb, V HAART, PMTCT, cesarean section, delivery Brazil
Community support groups can be highly beneficial for HIV-positive pregnant women and mothers. [See %{s:71}]
Postpartum
Testing for and treating syphilis in conjunction with HIV testing for pregnant women will reduce congenital syphilis and can reduce perinatal transmission HIV.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
3 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, PMTCT, syphilis Malawi, Ukraine, Zambia
Conducting HIV testing and counseling for women who bring their children for immunization can increase the number of women accessing testing and treatment services. [See also %{c:11} and %{c:25}]
Postpartum
4 studies Gray II, IIIb, V HAART, HIV testing, PMTCT, breastfeeding, health facilities, immunization, testing, treatment Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
Counseling for both pregnant women and future fathers to circumcise male infants may reduce HIV acquisition and transmission when those male infants become sexually active young men. [See also %{s:5}]
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
3 studies Gray I, IV, V male circumcision, transmission Botswana
When a couple is serodiscordant or both male and female partners are HIV-positive and wish to conceive, having an undetectable viral load and limiting unprotected sex to peak fertility (with the possible use of pre-exposure prophylaxis) may result in the lowest risk of perinatal transmission. [See also %{s:33}]
Pre-Conception
5 studies Gray IIIb, V pre-exposure prophylaxis, pregnancy, serodiscordant, sexual partners, transmission, treatment Kenya, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Uganda
Legal challenges to redress rights violations for women can advance women’s human rights.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
5 studies Gray V Solomon Islands, discrimination, family planning, gender, health services, marital rape, sexual violence, sterilization Chile, Kenya, Namibia
Discussing the risk of vertical transmission with providers and/or other HIV-positive women with seronegative children can increase women’s confidence about preventing vertical transmission of HIV.
Pre-Conception
3 studies Gray IV, V Cuba, PMTCT, support groups, treatment South Africa, Thailand
Young women living with HIV can safely deliver HIV-negative infants with appropriate treatment. [See also %{c:17}]
Increasing Access to Services
1 study Gray IIIb adolescents, health care facilities, pregnancy, transmission Brazil
Postnatal home visits by trained lay counselors may reduce mixed feeding.
Postpartum
1 study Gray II breastfeeding, counseling, formula feeding South Africa
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray IV, V PMTCT, TB, antenatal care), screening, stigma, treatment Malawi, South Africa
Providing community development projects, rather than a narrowly defined HIV/AIDS program, may reduce the stigma against OVC.
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
2 studies Gray IV OVC, community-based care, stigma Kenya, Tanzania
Informed and appropriate counseling during ANC can lead to increased discussion between partners and increased protective behaviors such as condom use.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
2 studies Gray IIIb, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, communication, condom use, counseling, pregnancy Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras, India, Rwanda, Zambia