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By: Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Director of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, ICS Integrare; Sheetal Sharma, Research and Knowledge Management Associate, ICS Integrare This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted…

Anna Coutsoudis, of the University of Kwazulu Natal, presented at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting on the ethical and medical considerations and issues surrounding Option B+. View a video of the presentation>>

Karusa Kiragu, of UNAIDS, presented at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting about the resource and programmatic considerations of lifelong ART for pregnant women: Benefits, trade‐offs and the research needed to optimize maternal,…

Nomafrench Mbombo, of the University of the Western Cape, presented at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting on the following topics: Definition of Gender concepts Defining Access to maternal health Barriers to Maternal Health Care…

Janet Turan, of the University of Alabama Birmingham, presented at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting on how stigma affects women accessing HIV treatment and care before, during, and after pregnancy. View a video of the…

Edna Jonas, of Management Sciences for Health, presented at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting on a review of the literature on the affect of ARTs on maternal health. View a video of the presentation>>

Jean Anderson’s presentation at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS meeting included the following objectives: Discuss the rationale for preconception planning, counseling and care (PCC) in the setting of HIV To discuss PCC interventions may…

Doris Chou, from the WHO, presented on the WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during pregnancy , childbirth and the puerperium: ICD-MM during the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting. View a video of the presentation>>

Clara Menendez, from the University of Barcelona, presents on a major handicap to achieving the MDG5 in Africa during the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS technical meeting. View a video of the presentation>>

Isabella Danel addresses the following questions in her presentation at the Maternal Health, HIV & AIDS meeting: What do we know about the major causes of death among HIV+ women during pregnancy and post-partum? Do we know if pregnancy worsens HIV…