The state might require that all pregnant women be tested for HIV.
The N.C. Commission for Public Health, which makes the rules for medical practitioners in the state, voted Wednesday to recommend requiring testing of all women in their third trimester if they have not already been tested.
Testing also will be required on newborns when they are brought to a medical facility and their HIV/AIDS status is unknown.
The virus is transferred from mother to child during birth, so testing for the virus before labor offers a chance to prevent transmitting the disease to the child.read more
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment