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Document 0371
DOCN M9650371
TI Social interventions in the care of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-infected pregnant women.
DT 9605
AU Levine C; Allen MH; Orphan Project: Families and Children in the HIV
Epidemic, New; York, NY 10013, USA.
SO Semin Perinatol. 1995 Aug;19(4):323-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96076548
AB The incidence of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
is increasing among women of childbearing age. Women now account for 18%
of the total number of cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS), compared with 9% a decade ago. The medical care of pregnant
HIV-infected women must take into account the high prevalence of
substance abuse, preceded and often accompanied by significant levels of
physical, emotional, and sexual trauma, and the concomitant
stigmatization of these women in their families and communities.
Pregnancy is often a time when women are motivated to make major
positive behavioral and life-style changes. To do this, they need
ongoing, multidisciplinary counseling and support, with recognition that
progress may be intermittent and slow. The Special Prenatal Care Program
at Bellevue Hospital is described to show the level of resource
commitment that is needed as well as the nearly universal acceptance of
voluntary HIV counseling and testing in these conditions. Trends in
permanency planning for the children of HIV-infected women are
described. Future research needs are outlined, including female-specific
drug treatment and more effective contraceptive technology for both men
and women.
DE Adult Case Report Counseling Female Human HIV Infections/*THERAPY
Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*THERAPY Prenatal
Care/*METHODS/TRENDS *Social Support JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).