Strengthening HIV services for pregnant women: An opportunity to reduce maternal mortality rates in Southern Africa/sub-Saharan Africa

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-225

  Moodley, J ^a   Pattinson, R ^b   Baxter, C ^c   Sibeko, S ^c   Abdool Karim, Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; maternal mortality; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 78650312777     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02726.x     Document Type: Review

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