TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Practical Considerations for HIV Care in Pregnancy A1 - Mehta, Reena A1 - Patel, J. A2 - Pacheco, Luis D. A2 - Saade, George R. A2 - Hankins, Gary D.V. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Maternal Medicine AB - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that can cause life-threatening opportunistic infections, malignancies, and can eventually lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death when untreated. HIV can be transmitted through bodily fluids, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. The transmission of HIV from mother to child in pregnancy has been of paramount concern for the past three decades with recent medical advancements leading to a low rate of perinatal transmission. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115519877 ER -