HIV infection during pregnancy poses significant challenges for both maternal and fetal health. The management of HIV in pregnant women has evolved with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy ...

Chapters of exceptional quality include those on breastfeeding, the pathophysiology of HIV disease, the impact of pregnancy on HIV progression, the role of HPV in cervical atypia and cancer ...

The fact that zidovudine therapy can prevent perinatal transmission of HIV infection strongly supports the need to screen for HIV during pregnancy. Controversy continues to revolve around which ...