Publications by authors named "Carolyn S Hughes"
Article Synopsis
- Safer conception services are essential for HIV sero-discordant couples wanting to conceive, yet there is limited research on their experiences and preferences with various methods.
- A study involving 17 couples in Zimbabwe revealed that choices around safer conception were influenced by desires for intimacy and factors like method familiarity, ease of use, and effectiveness in preventing HIV while achieving pregnancy.
- Participants generally had positive experiences and satisfaction, particularly with ART/VL and PrEP, highlighting the importance of finding suitable methods for safe conception.
Objective: To understand the characteristics of infants admitted to US NICUs.
Study Design: 2006-2014 linked birth certificate and hospital discharge data for potentially viable deliveries in Pennsylvania and South Carolina were used. NICU admissions were identified using revenue codes.
Safer conception services are needed to minimize HIV transmission among HIV sero-different couples desiring pregnancy. Few studies have evaluated the choices couples make when offered multiple safer conception methods or real-world method acceptability and effectiveness. We piloted a comprehensive safer conception program (Clintrials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Access to high-quality, respectful care is a basic human right. A lack of respectful care during childbirth is associated with poor outcomes and can negatively influence care-seeking and maternal mental health. We aimed to describe how women perceive their experience of maternity care in Malawi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In recent years, safer conception strategies have been developed to help HIV-serodiscordant couples conceive a child without transmitting HIV to the seronegative partner. The SAFER clinical trial assessed implementation of these strategies in Zimbabwe.
Methods: As a part of the SAFER study, we estimated the costs (in 2017 $US) associated with individual and combination strategies, in the trial setting and real-world practice, from a healthcare system perspective.