Browsing by Subject "Mother-to-child transmission"
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Die keuse van babavoedingswyse binne die MIV/VIGS-epidemie : voorligtingsimplikasies
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2003)Approximately one third of the women who visit the antenatal clinics in the North West Province are HIV positive. These women need to decide on the most appropriate method of feeding for their babies. As early as 1985 ... -
Factors affecting mothers' choice of infant feeding method
(North-West University, 2008)The benefits of breastfeeding are well known. It has been shown that HIV is transmitted through breast milk. The HIV epidemic is threatening exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa. It is important that mothers make the ... -
Heat treatment of expressed breast milk as in-home procedure to limit mother-to-child transmission of HIV : a systematic review
(North-West University, 2009)Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the most significant source of HIV infection in young children. As the HI virus has been identified in cell-free and cell-associated compartments of breast milk, it is clear ... -
Metabolic risks at birth of neonates exposed in utero to HIV-antiretroviral therapy relative to unexposed neonates: an NMR metabolomics study of cord blood
(Springer, 2016)Introduction Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected pregnant women is highly effective in preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the virus, but deleterious metabolic and mitochondrial observations in ... -
Die swanger vrou se keuse tot MIV-toetsing
(North-West University, 2007)The prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women is still on the rise despite existing preventive programmes aimed at reducing HIV-transmission. Voluntary counselling and testing during pregnancy is the key entry point ...
