Framework for counseling pregnant women presented. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

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Framework for counseling pregnant women presented. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

AIDS Alert. 1995 Apr;10(4):57-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700228

Abstract: At a recent conference, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) presented guidelines on how health care providers can implement guidelines for counseling and testing of all pregnant women. At the February, 1995, national meeting in Washington, D.C. on women and HIV, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, HRSA officials told providers: all settings that provide care to pregnant women should provide voluntary HIV counseling and testing on site; follow-up care for all people with HIV should be provided at counseling and testing sites or by referral; all pregnant women with HIV should be given information on the benefits and potential risks of zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir); AZT should be made available either on site or by referral; follow-up care should be included; caregivers must be sensitive to the high level of distrust and fear that many racial/ethnic-minority people have toward health care providers and experimental protocols; training should be provided for health care workers in HIV counseling and testing, and diagnosis and management of HIV in women. HRSA will provide technical assistance, training materials, and other resources to assist providers with implementation of the counseling and testing guidelines.

Keywords: *Counseling Female Guidelines Health Services Human HIV Infections/*DIAGNOSIS Pregnancy *Pregnancy Complications, Infectious *Women's Health NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
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