MOTHER/CHILD TRANSMISSION
British Medical Journal
Family Health International
Johns Hopkins University
Model United Nations Conference
Kaiser Network
Medscape/CME
Women, Children and HIV
Women, Children and HIV Briefings
The World Bank
World Health Organization
British Medical Journal
An editorial, “Preventing mother to child transmission of HIV: the role of caesarean section,” by the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/76/4/231
Family Health International
Formed in 1971, Family Health International is among the largest and most established nonprofit organizations active in international public health with a mission to improve lives worldwide through research, education, and services in family health. “Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV” is another well-researched article, although dating from 1998.
http://www.fhi.org/en/HIVAIDS/pub/Archive/articles/IOH/ioh11/ioho11-10.htm
Johns Hopkins University
Model United Nations Conference
This document is the Delegate Preparation Guide for the United Nations Children’s Fund, focused on Prevention of Mother-Child HIV/AIDS Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa.
http://ww2.jhu.edu/jhumunc/backgroundguides/UNICEF2.pdf
Kaiser Network
This article addresses the risk of mother-to-child transmission in developing countries, when the child is not exclusively breast-fed.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=43979
Medscape/CME
This report, “A Tale of Two Worlds: Stopping Global Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission,” provides research on medical trials. Twenty-one related links are also provided.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/416579
Women, Children and HIV
This web site provides a wide range of resources on the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in women and children, targeted at health workers, program managers, and policy makers in resource-limited settings. Click on HIV Resource Library for more than 1,000 resources related to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS infection in women and children.
http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org
Women, Children and HIV Briefings
“Antiretroviral Treatment, Breast-Feeding, and Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV” is an extremely well-documented series of briefings about preventing and treating HIV infection in women and children.
http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org/wchiv?page=tp-02-02
The World Bank
This article is titled “Stigma Borne With Hope: Mothers, Children Face Dual Challenges,” and highlights the use of antiretrovirals.
http://go.worldbank.org/7Z9TYN6Y91
World Health Organization
This web site provides mother-to-child transmission publications of the World Health Organization, as well as several related links.
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/mtct/en/