Institute of Child Health, London

Antiretroviral therapy marginally affects early childhood growth

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, January 8th, 2006

While it has been shown that antiretroviral therapy marginally affects early childhood growth (first 18 months), the long-term effects are less certain.

According to researchers in England, "Uninfected children born to HIV-infected women are exposed antenatally to antiretroviral therapy, but it is uncertain whether this affects growth in early life. We analyzed weight, height, and occipitofrontal circumference (OFC) in 1912 children from a cohort study: 1,304 had no or monotherapy exposure and 608 had combination therapy exposure."

C. Hankin and colleagues reported, "The mean z-score for birth weight or OFC did not differ by exposure category in 1513...

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Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2006-01-08)

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