Patient
Services: HIV in
Pregnancy Program
 The Division of Maternal-Fetal
Medicine provides state-of-the-art care to HIV-positive pregnant women
and their families in a supportive clinical environment. Together with
the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters and the Combined
Immunodeficiency Clinic in the Adult Infectious Disease Clinic located
at Hofheimer Hall, seropositive women are guaranteed the most
comprehensive and up-to-date HIV care in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
We provide care to
more than 95 percent of the HIV-positive pregnant women in southeastern
Virginia and northern North Carolina. In past years, this EVMS program
annually has managed approximately 60 to 70 pregnant women with HIV.
The program serves as
a center of research in HIV/AIDS through the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). This allows families receiving HIV-related care to
participate in the newest medical treatment regimens to combat this
disease. The HIV in Pregnancy Program was a clinical site for the ACTG
185 clinical trial in pregnancy, which has been completed and has
significantly modified nationwide the medical management of the
disorder. This program received Ryan White funding, which
supported the cost of anti-viral medications for indigent women with
HIV in pregnancy.
All women receive
high-risk obstetrical care through the Division of Maternal-Fetal
Medicine, with consultation from the adult infectious disease
specialists. Seropositive women also meet with the pediatric infectious
disease specialists during their pregnancy so that they may understand
the care that their baby will need after delivery.
After delivery,
follow-up with continued specialized care is arranged to assure no
interruption in medical therapy for HIV for both mother and baby.
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