British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Br J Obstet Gynaecol · Aug 1998
Meta AnalysisThe effect of pregnancy on survival in women infected with HIV: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.
To investigate the effect of pregnancy on disease progression and survival in women infected with HIV by a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. ⋯ The findings of this review have implications for women infected with HIV who are pregnant or are considering a pregnancy. There does appear to be an association between adverse maternal outcomes and pregnancy in women infected with HIV, although this association is not strong. The relation may be due to the result of bias including residual confounding. Further large scale observational studies with long term follow up are required before this issue can be fully resolved.