HIV and Pregnancy: Current Approaches in the U.S.
Speaker: Natella Rakhmanina, MD, PhD, FAAP, FCP, AAHIVS
Professor of Pediatrics
The George Washington University
Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, HIV Prevention and Treatment Services
Children’s National Hospital
OBJECTIVES:
1.Describe the principles of perinatal HIV exposure and transmission.
2.Outline the epidemiology of perinatal HIV infection in the USA and Washington, DC.
3.Identify the HIV infection in mothers, neonates and infants.
4.Recognize the principles of perinatal antiretroviral therapy to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission.
5.Summarize the current recommendations for the approach to the infant feeding choices among mothers with HIV.
Contact Information:
Howard University Local Partner Site
Stacy White, CPC, CCMA, CPT
Administrative Coordinator, MAAETC
stacy.white@howard.edu
