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Managing women who decline HIV testing in pregnancy and their infants? A multidisciplinary team guideline
Author(s) -
Astill N,
Miall L,
Shillito J,
Winfield S,
Evans A,
Schoeman S,
Wilson J
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.53
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1468-1293
pISSN - 1464-2662
DOI - 10.1111/hiv.12775
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , pregnancy , family medicine , pediatrics , transmission (telecommunications) , obstetrics , genetics , pathology , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
The management of women at high risk of HIV infection who repeatedly decline HIV testing in pregnancy is not covered in any national guideline. In Leeds, we had a case which prompted us to consider maternal rights plus our duty of care to the infant once born.