Drug Combination To Prevent HIV Transmission From Pregnant Woman To Fetus Likely Does Not Increase Preterm Birth Risk, Re-Analysis Shows

NIH: Anti-HIV drug combination does not increase preterm birth risk, study suggests
“A drug combination aimed at preventing transmission of HIV from a pregnant woman to her fetus likely does not increase the risk for preterm birth and early infant death, according to a re-analysis of two studies funded by the National Institutes of Health…” (4/25).

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