Improved Perinatal and Postpartum Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outcomes After Use of a Perinatal Care Coordination Team

Stephanie Hackett; Martina L Badell; Christina M Meade; Jennifer M Davis; Jeronia Blue; Lisa Curtin; Andres Camacho-Gonzalez; Ann Chahroudi; Rana Chakraborty; Minh Ly T Nguyen; Melody P Palmore; Anandi N Sheth

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofz183

Improved Perinatal and Postpartum Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outcomes After Use of a Perinatal Care Coordination Team

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 9;6(6):ofz183. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz183. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Authors

Stephanie Hackett¹, Martina L Badell^{1

2}, Christina M Meade³, Jennifer M Davis³, Jeronia Blue¹, Lisa Curtin¹, Andres Camacho-Gonzalez^{1

4}, Ann Chahroudi^{1

4}, Rana Chakraborty^{1

4}, Minh Ly T Nguyen^{1

5}, Melody P Palmore^{1

5}, Anandi N Sheth^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Program, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

In a high-volume clinic in the Southeastern United States, pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had improved HIV outcomes up to 6 months after delivery following the introduction of a multidisciplinary perinatal care coordination team.

Keywords: HIV care continuum; contraception; maternal health; postpartum care; retention in care.

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