TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
T2 - The international perspectives
AU - Rongkavilit, Chokechai
AU - Asmar, Basim I.
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - We have sufficient knowledge and unprecedented access to global resources to dramatically reduce the transmission of HIV-1 from mother to children worldwide. Most transmission occurs during delivery and after birth through breastfeeding. For this reason, efforts to interrupt transmission have focused on peripartum period and safe infant feeding. This includes the use of antiretroviral therapy, elective cesarean section, avoidance of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding. This review summarizes recent studies and new international development on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission. Prevention of motherto- child transmission of HIV should now be integrated as part of basic maternal and child health services.
AB - We have sufficient knowledge and unprecedented access to global resources to dramatically reduce the transmission of HIV-1 from mother to children worldwide. Most transmission occurs during delivery and after birth through breastfeeding. For this reason, efforts to interrupt transmission have focused on peripartum period and safe infant feeding. This includes the use of antiretroviral therapy, elective cesarean section, avoidance of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding. This review summarizes recent studies and new international development on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission. Prevention of motherto- child transmission of HIV should now be integrated as part of basic maternal and child health services.
KW - Breastfeeding
KW - Children
KW - HIV. Perinatal transmission
KW - Prevention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79953861728&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12098-010-0258-z
DO - 10.1007/s12098-010-0258-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 20953847
AN - SCOPUS:79953861728
SN - 0019-5456
VL - 78
SP - 192
EP - 204
JO - Indian Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Indian Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 2
ER -