Friday, August 24, 2007

Health commission urges HIV testing for all pregnant women

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Health officials are suggesting that all pregnant women in North Carolina be tested for the virus that causes AIDS.

The North Carolina Commission for Public Health voted this week to recommend requiring the tests for all women who are about to deliver their babies. Women who come to a medical facility to deliver would be tested if their HIV/AIDS status is unknown.read more

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