Open AccessHIV / AIDS in St. Petersburg and ways to provide specialized care for HIV-infected pregnant women
Author(s) -
Aza Rakhmanova,
Elena Vinogradova,
Елена В. Степанова,
Г. В. Волкова,
Y. R. Mishustina,
V.N. Kustarov,
А. А. Яковлев,
С. Р. Мамедова
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
žurnalʺ akušerstva i ženskihʺ boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1684-0461
pISSN - 1683-9366
DOI - 10.17816/jowd88790
Subject(s) - medicine , chemoprophylaxis , christian ministry , transmission (telecommunications) , pregnancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obstetrics , family medicine , st petersburg , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics , philosophy , theology , metropolitan area , electrical engineering , engineering
The specialized assistance to HVI-infected pregnant women is organized in our city and to their infants. One performs testing pregnant women in reference to HVI infection, observation of HVI-infected pregnant women, chemoprophylaxis of perinatal HVI transmission, dispenserisation of infants born in HVI-infected mothers. Infants having any pathology are moved from maternity hospitals to suitable child's hospitals.
This work is made in close collaboration with the scientific and prophylactic center of Ministry of health protection for prophylaxis and treatment of HVI-infection in pregnant women and children.