Open AccessContemporary Issues in Pregnancy (and Offspring) in the Current HIV Era
Author(s) -
Allison Ross Eckard,
Stephanie Kirk,
Nancy L. Hagood
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current hiv/aids reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.135
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1548-3576
pISSN - 1548-3568
DOI - 10.1007/s11904-019-00465-2
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , medicine , offspring , pregnancy , antiretroviral therapy , low birth weight , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intensive care medicine , infant mortality , in utero , pediatrics , etiology , environmental health , immunology , viral load , fetus , psychiatry , virology , genetics , biology
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically reduced mother to child transmission of HIV, data continue to mount that infants exposed to HIV in utero but are not infected (HEU) have serious negative health consequences compared to unexposed infants. This review evaluates recent literature on contemporary issues related to complications seen in pregnant women with HIV and their offspring.