For over 20 years, the Harvard AIDS Initiative (HAI) has been conducting research on how best to care for mothers with HIV and their children. Martha Henry, Editor of Spotlight, sat down with Dr. Max Essex, Chair of HAI, to review the progress made and the challenges remaining.
Stunning Results in Protecting Infants
The Mma Bana Study, led by Dr. Roger Shapiro, an infectious disease specialist at the Harvard AIDS Initiative (HAI), compared three different drug regimens to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV though pregnancy, delivery and six months of breastfeeding.