HIV Infection, Pregnant Women, and Newborns: A Policy Proposal for Information and Testing

Working Group on HIV Testing of Pregnant Women and Newborns

doi:10.1001/jama.1990.03450180080033

HIV Infection, Pregnant Women, and Newborns: A Policy Proposal for Information and Testing

Working Group on HIV Testing of Pregnant Women and Newborns

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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As the public health impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in women and children has increased, so has interest in screening pregnant women and newborns for evidence of HIV infection. However, screening of pregnant women and newborns raises profound moral, legal, and policy issues. In this article, we present and defend a detailed 10-point program of policy recommendations for both pregnant women and newborns. We advocate informing all pregnant women and new mothers about the HIV epidemic and the availability of testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2416-2420
Number of pages	5
Journal	JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	264
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1990.03450180080033
State	Published - Nov 14 1990

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