Prenatal ultrasound screening and pregnancy outcomes in HIV-positive women in Germany: Results from a retrospective single-center study at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Autor: Maja Hofacker, Alexander Weichert, Cornelia Feiterna-Sperling, Katharina von Weizsäcker, Jan-Peter Siedentopf, Michaela Heinrich-Rohr, Wolfgang Henrich, Irena Rohr
Rok vydání: 2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2755145/v1
Popis: Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) in women living with HIV (WLWH) in a tertiary care institution. Furthermore, we aimed to assess prenatal ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies and outcomes in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection. Methods In this single-center study, retrospective data related to pregnancy and childbirth were collected from 420 WLWH. All data were evaluated descriptively. Results From January 2014 to December 2020, a total number of 420 pregnant WLWH delivered 428 newborns. 415 (98.8%) were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 88.8% had a viral load of
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