Aids And Infants

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...Ideally a motherís womb should be a place of safety for her developing child, and a motherís milk is the best source of nourishment for a newborn-at least thatís the way it should be (SerVass, 1998; p. 52). However, if the mother of the baby is HIV-positive, or worse is HIV-positive and doesnít know it and the babies are not screened for HIV, there is the distinct possibility that newborns in such a situation can miss out on treatment which could save their lives (SerVass). By the year 2000, experts estimate that there may be as many as six million pregnant women who test positive for HIV-1 and as many as five to ten million children testing positive. To combat these formidable figures, intervention strategies are already being planned and, in some instances, already initiated (Scarlatti, 1996). Experts also point out that in order to have an intervention strategy that is both timely and cost effective, this strategy should take into account that most of the HIV-1 individuals live in developing countries. Furthermore, they indicate that more immunological and virological studies should be done to investigate the factors which affect HIV-1 ìtransmission...

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