Thirty years of HIV pregnancies in French Guiana: prevention successes and remaining obstetrical challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In a context of high HIV prevalence, poor pregnancy follow-up, frequent poverty, preeclampsia, and preterm delivery, we aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies among women living with HIV in French Guiana.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted on HIV-infected pregnancies enrolled between January 1st 1992 to 31st July 2022. Overall, there were 1,774 pregnancies in 881 women living with HIV.

Results

For 75.1% of pregnancies, the HIV diagnosis was already known before pregnancy and in 67.6% of women, HIV follow-up predated pregnancy. Nearly half of women, 49.6%, only had one pregnancy since having been diagnosed with HIV. Although most women received antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, for those with the available

SUBMITTER: Nacher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791775 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature