Thirty percent to 50 percent of the children born to HIV-infected mothers also are infected.

Identification of an HIV-infected mother indicates that her family needs or will need medical and social services as her disease progresses.

Who are the primary caretakers of children born to HIV-infected mothers?

One of the first applications has been to test babies born to HIV-infected mothers.

Response to standard treatment may differ among HIV-infected mothers.

Infants born to HIV-infected mothers should be considered for prophylaxis beginning at 4--6 weeks of age.

Syphilis among HIV-infected mothers and their infants in Texas from 1988 to 1994.

Nine-tenths of these new infections were in adults and one-tenth in children born to HIV-infected mothers.

HIV-infected mothers refer to counselors for expert knowledge and recommendations on infant feeding and health.

At six months, if replacement feeding is still not available, HIV-infected mothers are encouraged to slowly introduce food while continuing breastfeeding.