HIV Screening of Pregnant Women and Newborns

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Publication Year:1991

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Leslie M. Hardy, Editor; Committee on Prenatal and Newborn Screening for HIV Infection, Institute of Medicine
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Proposals for screening pregnant women and newborns for HIV infection have provoked much controversy. This volume analyzes the possible goals of such screening programs and assesses whether these goals can currently be achieved. It also provides guidance to policymakers in ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1 Introduction	9-12	(skim)
2 Describing the Epidemic of HIV Infection and AIDS Among Women and Children in the United States	13-18	(skim)
3 Screening for HIV Infection	19-24	(skim)
4 Newborn Screening for HIV Infection	25-32	(skim)
5 Prenatal Screening for HIV Infection	33-42	(skim)
6 Formulating Prenatal HIV Screening Policy	43-48	(skim)
7 Elements of a Prenatal HIV Screening	49-60	(skim)
References	61-68	(skim)
Appendix A: The Conference: Program and Summary	69-128	(skim)
Appndix B: Cost and Probability Assumptions Used in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Prenatal HIV Screening	129-134	(skim)
Appendix C: Cost Estimates: Early Intervention for HIV Infection	135-142	(skim)
Appendix D: Committee Biographical Notes	143-146	(skim)

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Proposals for screening pregnant women and newborns for HIV infection have provoked much controversy. This volume analyzes the possible goals of such screening programs and assesses whether these goals can currently be achieved. It also provides guidance to policymakers in developing and implementing sound screening policy.

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