Section I Epidemiology and Virology. - Virology. - The global patterns and prevalence of HIV infection in women. - Prediction of trends in AIDS incidence. - Discussion. - Heterosexual transmission of HIV. - Effects of human seminal plasma on the lymphocyte response to viral infection. - Discussion. - Section II Natural History. - The impact of pregnancy on HIV-related disease. - Infants born to mothers seropositive for HIV: results from the ongoing European Collaborative Study. - Paediatric AIDS in Uganda from materno-fetal infection. - Discussion. - HIV-1 infection in infants: practical laboratory diagnosis. - Subsequent care of infants of HIV positive mothers. - Discussion. - Section III Obstetric Management Problems. - Methods and reliability of antenatal diagnosis (including the effect of passive immunisation). - Antenatal HIV screeningethical considerations. - Discussion. - Counselling the HIV positive pregnant woman. - Termination of pregnancy. - Discussion. - Consumers' concerns about AIDS. - Section IV Obstetric Care. - Changes in routine antenatal and postnatal inpatient practice. - Safety of invasive procedures in diagnostic antenatal and intrapartum care. - Special precautions in delivery suites and operating theatres for normal labour and delivery and operative delivery including episiotomy. - Discussion. - Maternal resuscitation haemorrhage and shockthe obstetrician's viewpoint. - Maternal resuscitation haemorrhage and shockthe anaesthetist's viewpoint. - Discussion. - Section V HIV and Health Care Workers. - Risk of transmission to other patients and staff. - HIV-infected health care workers. - Discussion. - Human immunodeficiency virus and blood transfusion. - Discussion. - Section VI Neonatal Problems. - AIDS and neonatal resuscitation. - Care of thenormal newborn of the HIV positive mother. - Discussion. - Implications of human immunodeficiency virus infection for neonatal intensive care. - Discussion. - AIDS and human milk banking. - Breastfeeding and human milk banksa midwife's viewpoint. - Discussion. - Section VII Gynaecology and Handling of Specimens. - Gynaecological surgery. - AIDS and barriers. - Infertility and AIDS. - Discussion. - Counselling on safer sex. - Preconceptional counselling. - Discussion. - Conclusions. Language: English