1. Preventing vertical transmission of HIV
Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants: towards universal access
WHO Recommendations for a public health approach. Revised guidelines (2006)
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV
AVERT.org - In 2011, UNAIDS produced ‘The Global Plan Towards the Elimination of New Infections Among Children and Keeping Their Mothers Alive’. The plan recognises the need to consider different ways of preventing MTCT, and to integrate HIV interventions into other family planning, maternal health and child health services.
Saving mothers, saving families: The MTCT-plus initiative
Case study. WHO (2003)
Top Forty Resources for Starting PMTCT Programs in Developing Countries
Compiled by Women, Children, and HIV editorial staff based on user requests for information. (May 29, 2007)
Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants
Guidelines on Care, Treatment and Support for Women Living with HIV/AIDS and their Children in Resource-Constrained Settings (WHO 2004
WHO: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Briefing note, February 2007
2. Infant feeding
Effect of the HIV epidemic on infant feeding in South Africa: When they see me coming with the tins they laugh at me
(Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 2006)
HIV and infant feeding
AVERT.org: Introduction and overvie
HIV and Infant Feeding. Guidelines for decision-makers
Guidelines with an overview of international policy, goals and guidelines, background on HIV and infant feeding; current recommendations for HIV-positive women and considerations relating to different feeding options; (WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNFPA 2003)
Infant feeding options in the context of HIV
Document from the Linkages Project with guidelines on feeding options for infants, based on the infant feeding recommendations and informed choice policy of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNAIDS, and UNFPA, (Updated May 2005)
WHO on Prevention of HIV Infections in Pregnant Women, Mothers and their Infants
Consensus Statement, October 27, 2006
WHO on Prevention of HIV Infections in Pregnant Women, Mothers and their Infants.pdf — (101 kB)
3. Policy
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of People Living With HIV
Guttmacher Institute Policy Brief (November 2006)
5. Tools
Sexual and Reproductive Health for HIV-positive Women and Adolescent Girls: A Manual for Trainers and Programme Managers
Manual for training workshops whose purpose would be to enable programme managers and health workers in resource-constrained settings to offer comprehensive and quality care and support to HIV-positive women. (EngenderHealth 2006)