Cesarean delivery and risk of HIV vertical transmission in Southern Brazil, 2008-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childbirth via cesarean delivery can prevent intrapartum vertical transmission for women who are not virally suppressed at the time of delivery. Few studies have compared cesarean delivery trends between women living with HIV and women without HIV and have examined the role of cesarean delivery in the prevention of vertical transmission in the era of potent combination antiretroviral therapy.

Objective

We hypothesized that the cesarean delivery rate is high in women living with HIV compared with women without HIV and that cesarean delivery usage decreases over time among women living with HIV with advances in combined antiretroviral therapy in a country with a high national cesarean delivery rate. This study aimed (1) to evaluate cesarean delivery trends in women

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090432 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature