More can still be done to prevent mother-to-child transmission of
HIV in the UK, according to an audit published on November 23rd.
There are approximately 30 cases of mother-to-child transmission in the UK each year and investigators from the Audit, Information and Analysis Unit, the Children’s
HIV Association, the London
HIV Consortium and the National Study of
HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood conducted an audit of 87 such transmissions in England between 2002 and 2005.
Since 2000 an opt-out
HIV test has been offered to all women receiving ante-natal care in the UK. It is possible to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV to less than 1% with antiretroviral therapy, appropriate intervention during labour, and by not breastfeeding.
Of the recent transmission examined in the audit, two-thirds involved infants born to mothers whose
HIV remained undiagnosed during pregnancy, underlining the need for all women to have an
HIV test at least once during pregnancy.
Read more here...
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/0AA0A...E43FA06F55.asp
Late diagnosis often involved in mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the UK
28-Nov-2007, 12:28
Late diagnosis often involved in mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the UK 
