AIDS and Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Virology....Pages 3-13
The global patterns and prevalence of HIV infection in women....Pages 15-21
Prediction of trends in AIDS incidence....Pages 23-33
Discussion....Pages 35-38
Heterosexual transmission of HIV....Pages 39-47
Effects of human seminal plasma on the lymphocyte response to viral infection....Pages 49-58
Discussion....Pages 59-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
The impact of pregnancy on HIV-related disease....Pages 65-75
Infants born to mothers seropositive for HIV: Results from the ongoing European Collaborative Study....Pages 77-82
Paediatric AIDS in Uganda from maternofetal infection....Pages 83-87
Discussion....Pages 89-93
HIV-1 infection in infants: practical laboratory diagnosis....Pages 95-100
Subsequent care of infants of HIV positive mothers....Pages 101-109
Discussion....Pages 111-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Methods and reliability of antenatal diagnosis (including the effect of passive immunisation)....Pages 125-125
Antenatal HIV screening—ethical considerations....Pages 127-132
Discussion....Pages 133-140
Counselling the HIV positive pregnant woman....Pages 141-149
Termination of pregnancy....Pages 151-156
Discussion....Pages 157-158
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Consumers’ concerns about AIDS....Pages 159-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Changes in routine antenatal and postnatal inpatient practice....Pages 175-181
Safety of invasive procedures in diagnostic antenatal and intrapartum care....Pages 183-187
Special precautions in delivery suites and operating theatres for normal labour and delivery and operative delivery including episiotomy....Pages 189-192
Discussion....Pages 193-196
Maternal resuscitation, haemorrhage and shock—the obstetrician’s viewpoint....Pages 197-201
Maternal resuscitation, haemorrhage and shock—the anaesthetist’s viewpoint....Pages 203-204
Discussion....Pages 205-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Risk of transmission to other patients and staff....Pages 209-214
HIV-infected health care workers....Pages 215-220
Discussion....Pages 221-224
Human immunodeficiency virus and blood transfusion....Pages 225-233
Discussion....Pages 235-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
AIDS and neonatal resuscitation....Pages 241-244
Care of the normal newborn of the HIV positive mother....Pages 245-248
Discussion....Pages 249-254
Implications of human immunodeficiency virus for neonatal intensive care....Pages 255-260
Discussion....Pages 261-269
AIDS and human milk banking....Pages 271-281
Breastfeeding and human milk banks— a midwife’s viewpoint....Pages 283-287
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Discussion....Pages 289-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Gynaecological surgery....Pages 293-296
AIDS and barriers....Pages 297-302
Infertility and AIDS....Pages 303-307
Discussion....Pages 309-313
Counselling on safer sex....Pages 315-316
Preconceptional counselling....Pages 317-319
Discussion....Pages 321-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Conclusions....Pages 325-329
Back Matter....Pages 331-352