HIV/AIDS Transmission

Planned caesarian section is safe and effective for preventing transmission of HIV

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 10th, 2005

Planned caesarian section is a safe and effective method for preventing transmission of HIV from mother to child during birth for women who are not using antiretroviral medications, according to a new systematic review of studies.

For HIV-positive women with no other medical conditions, the risks of elective C-section, which include infection, are outweighed by the magnitude in the reduction of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, found study authors led by Jennifer S. Read, MD, with the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS Branch at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

However, although the effectiveness of...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-10)

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