PRETERM BIRTH AND FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION IN HIV-INFECTED BRAZILIAN PREGNANT WOMEN

Introduction: Maternal HIV infection and related co-morbidities may have two outstanding consequences to fetal health: mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and adverse perinatal outcomes. After Brazilian success in reducing MTCT, the attention must now be diverted to the potentially increased risk fo...

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Main Authors: Helena Lucia Barroso DOS REIS, Karina da Silva ARAUJO, Lilian Paula RIBEIRO, Daniel Ribeiro DA ROCHA, Drielli Petri ROSATO, Mauro Romero Leal PASSOS, Paulo Roberto MERÇON DE VARGAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000200111&lng=en&tlng=en