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Mothers and Children Confronting HIV: Challenges, Choices, Lessons Learnt

European Commission, Directorate-General for Development, Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, BELGIUM. 215p. ISBN 92-894-0062-5. Order no. 451/508E. Write for price. http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/aids
Andrea Tapper, edited by Lieve Fransen. 2000.

Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the HIV virus has been increasing throughout the world. The European Commission has recognized this and has sponsored a an international working group know as the Group of Ghent which focused on MTCT. "This book evaluates work on MTCT accomplished with the support of the EC since 1987 and provides a background and guide to develop policies and interventions to reduce MTCT. It illustrates the sometimes painstakingly slow process of understanding the dynamics of the epidemic, of understanding the transmission from a mother to her child during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding and of finding solutions to help women and children."

An excellent overview of MTCT is provided followed by case studies that look at breast-feeding, diagnosis and drugs, family planning, improving care for women and children, and altering assumptions. An extensive bibliography is provided. It is the hope that this book will "provide decision makers and programme planners with the knowledge they need to formulate effective, sustainable interventions, which in turn provide more choices for women to protect themselves, their families and their children from HIV/AIDS." This is an excellent book that is easy to read and full of information concerning MTCT. It is recommended for all academic libraries, medical libraries, and those libraries serving researchers in the medical and pharmacy industries.

Keywords: Mothers; Children; Family Planning)KWDmothers;children;familyplanning)
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