Mothers, midwives, and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Raisler, Jeanne ^a   Cohn, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Maternal to child transmission; Midwifery care

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CERTIFICATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; LABOR; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER PLANNING; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SALARY; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 20944449907     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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