AEGiS-06IAC: New York State's response to elevated rates of HIV infection among women giving birth.

6th International AIDS Conference


San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

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New York State's response to elevated rates of HIV infection among women giving birth.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:329 (abstract no. Th.D.815)
Whalen D, Holman S, Burke GR, Feldman I; AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health, NY, USA

OBJECTIVE: To develop an HIV preventive and health services intervention targeted to high risk women giving birth, especially those who receive no prenatal care.

METHOD: The Department has identified the HIV prevalence rate of women giving birth by hospital. Employing a phase-in approach and utilizing special grants and enhanced reimbursement rates, an intensive HIV counseling, testing and health care program has been developed. Among the elements of this initiative are individualized counseling and testing; community follow-up of non-returnees; and integrated maternal/pediatric care for HIV-infected women, including residential drug treatment. Start-up contracts allow for front-end funding as well as the establishment of cross-hospital operational requirements.

RESULTS: A collaborative (government/hospital/community program) approach to accessing the high risk population of women who receive no pre-natal care and providing them and their newborns with preventive and health care services has been developed.

CONCLUSION: This voluntary approach to reaching high risk women and offering them comprehensive services is an important complement to an overall prevention and health care strategy.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Infections, Counseling, Prenatal Care, Hospitals, Prevalence, New York, Human, Female, Infant, Newborn, Child, ICA6KWDaegis,hivinfections,counseling,prenatalcare,hospitals,prevalence,newyork,human,female,infant,newborn,child,ica6

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