Main description:

This volume on AIDS & Pregnancy covers prenatal assistance, antenatal care and screening, treatment for low lymphocyte count, antiretroviral regimes for prevention of transmission to child, adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy, awareness of HIV on pregnancy, occupational hazards and so on. The series is designed for student nurses, practicing healthcare workers, qualified nurses and healthcare practitioners, post graduates, special project students, teachers, lecturers and professors of nursing and healthcare. It is also suitable for college, university, or nursing school libraries as a reference guide.

Contents:

HIV/AIDS, An Overview. Can Teens Teach Other Teens HIV prevention? Implications for AIDS and Pregnancy. Knowledge of Antenatal Attendees about HIV/AIDS in Pregnacy. Midwives and Occupational Exposures to HIV. Pregnancy and Delivery in HIV positive Women, Antenatal Care and Outcome. Management of HIV/AIDS Stigma, Nursing Perspectives. Prenatal Assistance to Pregnant Women with HIV/AIDS. Antenatal Screening and HIV-Pregnancy, Strategies for Treatment. Low Lymphocyte Count in HIV-Pregnancy and Strategies for Treatment. Antiretroviral Regimens Recommended for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV. Pregnancy-Related Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy.