Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa

Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract Background Successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy has minimized infant HIV acquisition, and over 1 million infants are born HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU), with an increasing proportion also exposed in utero to maternal ART. While benefits of ART in pregnancy...

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Main Authors: Dorothy C. Nyemba, Emma Kalk, Hlengiwe P. Madlala, Thokozile R. Malaba, Amy L. Slogrove, Mary-Ann Davies, Andrew Boulle, Landon Myer, Kathleen M. Powis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
HIV-exposed uninfected
HIV-unexposed uninfected
Antiretroviral therapy
Weight-for-age
Length-for-age
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03836-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03836-z

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