[Analysis of a group of HIV positive women who gave birth in the Czech Republic].

OBJECTIVE

An analysis of HIV positive women who gave birth between 1st January 1985 to 31st December 2006 in the Czech Republic.

SUBJECT: A retrospective descriptive analysis.

SETTING

Teaching Hospital Bulovka, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague.

SUBJECT AND

METHODS

The study included HIV positive women that gave birth between 1st January 1985 to 31st December 2006 at Bulovka hospital. The group of 62 HIV positive women (including 7 secundiparae) gave birth to 71 new-borns (twice twins). The deliveries were performed by C-section. We interrupted breast-feeding by all these women.

RESULTS

All new-borns were born alive, no one had Apgar score less than 7 at five minutes. No congenital disorders were found. Three new-borns were transfered to Intensive care unit for new-born babies, two due to dysmaturity and one due to abstinence syndrome. 3 new-borns out of total 71 new-borns were HIV positive (4.2%).

CONCLUSION

Routine prenatal screening for HIV and high-quality cooperation between obstetricians and infection control doctors are the basic condition of low rate of vertical trasmission HIV infection in the Czech Republic.