Résumé
More than 90 percent of childhood cases of HIV infection arise from transmission to the fetus during pregnancy. The greatest part of these cases are in Africa. While programs to prevent mother-infant transmission in Western nations have met with some success, they have had little success in the developing world. This lack of success arises from a number of causes, but much of the blame must be placed on health workers who do not make long-term, personal connections with their patients. Modification of both attitudes & practices on the part of health workers will be necessary if more pregnant women are to be tested for HIV status &, if they test positive, to follow protocols that can be highly successful in preventing transmission to their infants. 6 References. D. Knaff