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Two-Dose Intrapartum/Newborn Nevirapine and Standard Antiretroviral Therapy to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission

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Risk of perinatal HIV transmission was low and no benefit from additional intrapartum/newborn nevirapine was demonstrated when women received prenatal care and antenatal ART, and elective cesarean section was made available.
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The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 368 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nevirapine.

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Contraception use, family planning, and unprotected sex: few differences among HIV-infected and uninfected postpartum women in four US states.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among a postpartum sample of women with and at risk for HIV infection, recruited from prenatal clinics in 4 US states between June 1996-November 1998.
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Reducción de la transmisión madre hijo del VIH en Colombia: dos años de experiencia nacional, 2003-2005

TL;DR: La reduccion of the transmision madre hijo de VIH es una intervencion preventiva eficaz that favorece el fortalecimiento of los servicios de control prenatal and mayor captacion tardia en el embarazo.
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Current guidelines on management of HIV-infected pregnant women: impact on mode of delivery.

TL;DR: Recommending vaginal delivery among HIV-infected women in selected cases was well accepted, particularly once the policy became established, Nevertheless, a high proportion of HIV- Infected women will continue to require caesarean section delivery.
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Lamivudine-zidovudine combination for prevention of maternal-infant transmission of HIV-1

TL;DR: Lamivudine-zidovudine prophylaxis therapy may be effective in preventing maternal-infant HIV transmission, however, severe adverse effects and emergence of resistance to lamivUDine occurred.
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