%0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Hardy, Leslie M. %T HIV Screening of Pregnant Women and Newborns %@ 978-0-309-07861-0 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1746/hiv-screening-of-pregnant-women-and-newborns %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1746/hiv-screening-of-pregnant-women-and-newborns %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 158 %R doi:10.17226/1746 %X 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.