HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION DU RING PREGNANCY - GENERALITIES

Seroprevalence of HIV infection in pregnancy is on the increase worldw ide, Approximately 10 million infants will have been infected by the y ear 2000 and the majority of these children will have acquired infecti on by vertical transmission of HIV from infected mothers. Recent repor ts suggested that pregnancy does not accelerate the course of HIV infe ction, Prospective studies from industrialized countries where most wo men have asymptomatic HIV infection, have not shown an association wit h increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcome, Estimates of the rate o f vertical transmission range from 15% to 40%.