Maternal and child health journal
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Matern Child Health J · Sep 2007
Ready or not--intrapartum prevention of perinatal HIV transmission in Illinois.
The overall readiness of Illinois birthing hospitals to comply with the 2003 Illinois HIV Perinatal Prevention Act and prevent perinatal HIV transmission, and the hospital characteristics that predict readiness were examined. ⋯ Despite passage of legislation to increase perinatal HIV testing and reduce transmission, Illinois birthing hospitals had an overall low level of readiness to implement the intrapartum interventions that are an essential part of eradicating pediatric HIV infection. Perinatal reduction protocols and implementation guidelines would improve the overall readiness of Illinois birthing hospitals to prevent perinatal HIV transmission.