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No benefit to elective C-section for HIV patients with low viral loads. (Analysis of 2,087 Deliveries).
From:
OB GYN News
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May 15, 2002| Author:
Kirn, Timothy F.
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SEATTLE -- Performing an elective cesarean section on an HIV-infected mother with a viral load of less than 1,000 RNA copies/mL does not improve the rate of perinatal HIV transmission.
That finding emerged from an analysis of 2,087 HIV-positive pregnancies delivered between 1998 and June 2000.
When the mothers had a viral load below 1,000 RNA copies/mL, the rate of transmission was 0.8% for both women who delivered vaginally and those who delivered via electiv...
