Vertical Transmission (PMTCT)
HIV transmission in utero, during birth or while breastfeeding can be reduced with the assistance of medical practitioners.
The following documents were located during the HIV prevention literature survey:

 

Burdge, D. R., Money, D. M., Forbes, J. C., Walmsley, S. L., Smaill, F. M., Boucher, M., Samson, L. M., Seben, M. & The Canadian HIV Trials Network Working Group on Vertical HIV Transmission. (2006). Canadian consensus guidelines for the management of pregnant HIV-positive women and their offspring. Canadian Medical Association Journal 168(13), 1683-1688.

Center for Disease Control (CDC). (n.d.) reducing HIV transmission from mother to child: An opt-out approach to HIV screening. Retrieved July 13, 2009, from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/resources/factsheets/opt-out.htm.

Center for Disease Control. (2007). Mother to child (perinatal) HIV transmission and prevention. Retrieved July 13, 2009, from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/perinatal/resources/factsheets/perinatal.htm.

Clark, J., Sanson, S., Simpson, B. J., Walker, F., Wheeler, C., Yazdani, K., & Zapata, A. (2006). Promising strategies for preventing perinatal HIV transmission: Model programs from three states. Maternal and Child Health Journal 10(4), 367-373.

De Paoli, M. M, Ntombizdumo, N. B., Richter, L. M., & Rollins, N. (2008). Early cessation of breastfeeding to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV: A recommendation in need of guidance. Acta Paediatrica 97(12), 1663-1668.

Kriebs, J. M., & Shannon, M. (2008). HIV counseling and testing in pregnancy. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health 53(3), 265-267.

Saloojee, H. (2008). HIV and exclusive breastfeeding: Just how exclusive and when to stop? Preventative Medicine 47(1), 36-37.

Horvath, T., Madi, B., Kennedy, I. M., Rutherford, G. & Read, J. S. (2009). Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews 2009(1).

Lehman, D. A., Chung, M. H., John-Stewart, G. C., Richardson, B. A., Kiarie, J., Kinuthia, J., & Overbaugh, J. (2008). HIV-1 persists in breast milk cells despite antiretroviral treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission. AIDS 22(12), 1475-1485.

Little, K. E., Bland, R. M., & Newell, M. L. (2008). Vertically acquired paediatric HIV infection: The challenges of providing comprehensive packages of care in resource limited settings. Tropical Medicine & International Health 13(9), 1098-1110.

McDonald, C., Lambert, J., Nayagam, D., Welz, T., Poulton, M., Aleksin, D., & Welch, J. (2007). Why are children still being infected with HIV? Experiences in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South London. Sexually Transmitted Infections 83(1), 59-63.

Pai, N. P., Tulsky, J. P., Cohan, D., Colford, J. M. & Reingold, A. L. (2007). Rapid point-of-care HIV testing in pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tropical Medicine and International Health 12(2), 162-173.

Saharan, S., Lodha, R., Agerwal, R., Deorari, A. K., & Paul, V. K. (2008). Perinatal HIV. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 75(4), 359-362.

Schreiber, C. A., Sammel, M., Hiller, S. L., & Barnhart, K. T. (2009). A little bit pregnant: Modeling how the accurate detection of pregnancy can improve HIV prevention trials. American Journal of Epidemiology 169(4), 515-21.

Shearer, W. T. (2008). Breastfeeding and HIV infection. Pediatrics 121(5), 1046-1047.

Suksomboon, N., Poolsup, N., Ket-aim, S. (2007). Systematic review of the efficacy of antiretroviral therapies for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and  Therapeutics 32(3), 293-311.

Surjushe, A., & Manier, J. (2008). Prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vernereology, & Leprology 74(3), 200-207.

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