Resources About and For Pregnant Women

All pregnant women need to know their HIV status.

Physician Tools

Tear Pad

HIV and Other Important Pregnancy Tests (also available in Spanish) is a convenient to use tear-off notepad with a summary of common prenatal blood tests that answers frequently asked questions about HIV. These tear sheets may satisfy the patient information requirements for prenatal HIV testing in states allowing the opt-out testing approach.

Both English and Spanish versions of the tear pad may be purchased from the College Bookstore.

Script Card

Physician Script on Perinatal HIV Screening is a laminated information card with a suggested script to help providers when notifying pregnant women about HIV testing in states allowing the opt-out testing approach. A script card is included with all Tear Pad purchases.

College Committee Opinion #635

Prenatal and Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Testing: Expanded Recommendations includes College recommendations for prenatal testing, rapid testing in labor and delivery, and repeat testing in the third trimester.

College Committee Opinion #234

Scheduled Cesarean Delivery and the Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV Infection reflects the most current data available regarding the effectiveness of planned cesarean delivery to prevent vertical transmission of HIV

ACOG Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Seventh Edition

ACOG Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Seventh Edition Chapter 10 provides additional information on HIV infection in pregnancy.

Patient Education Materials

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

HIV and Pregnancy is a patient education document that presents current information about HIV infection in pregnancy in an easy to read question and answer format that includes a glossary of key terms. FAQs may be downloaded and reproduced for personal use.

HIV and Pregnancy also is available as a patient education pamphlet in English (AP113) and Spanish (SP113). These pamphlets may be purchased from the College Bookstore.

Perinatal HIV Toolkit

Recent Announcements

Jun 27 2017

Webinar June 30: "Community Response to the Effects of HIV Treatment and Viral Suppression on Transmission"

The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy is hosting a webinar on June 30 to review new evidence demonstrating that HIV streatment significantly reduces sexual transmission of HIV.

Jun 26 2017

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day

On June 27, CDC unites with partners, health departments, and other organizations to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV.

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