Elective caesarean-section versus vaginal delivery in prevention of vertical HIV-1 transmission: a randomised clinical trial

Parazzini, F; Ricci, E; Di Cintio, E; Chiaffarino, F; Chatenoud, L; Pardi, G; Parazzini, F; Bortolus, R; Cavalieri D'Oro, L; Biraghi, P; Bucceri, A; Ravizza, M; Grossi, E; Muggiasca, Ml; Tibaldi, C; Prati, A; Iasci, A; Aronica, E; Ceccarelli, E; Frigerio, L; Borlone, P; Stagnizza, M; Agnoletto, V; Togoni, G; Lazzrin, A; Massobrio, M; Garzetti, Gg; Ciavattini, Andrea; Mosca, S; Greco, P; Vimercati, A; Guerra, B; Bianchi, S; Bovicelli, L; Prati, E; Innocenti, Ta; Fiscella, A; Bucceri, A; Grossi, E; Rossi, G; Rancilio, L; Ferraris, G; Vignali, M; Muggiasca, Ml; Semprini, Ae; Ravizza, M; Castagna, C; Della Torre, M; Martinelli, P; Sansone, M; di Lenardo, L; Russolo, A; Rubino, E; Lo Bue, G; Maccabruni, A; Arlandi, L; Citernesi, A; Villa, P; Mancuso, S; Pachi, A; Scaravelli, G; Tibaldi, C; Benedetto, C; Ziarati, N; Gabiano, C; Alberico, S; Franchi, M; Zanconato, G; Fedele, L; Newell, Ml; Bailey, A; Peckham, C; Darbyshire, J; Sanchez, E; Semprini, Ae; Leyes, M; Ciria, Lm; Coll, O; Fortuny, C; Bogunya, Jm; Paya, A; Mur, A; Casellas, M; Lain, J; Anzen, B; Lindgren, S; Rudin, C; Irion, O; Bewley, S; Kennedy, J; Mandelbrot, L; Bazin, B; Aboulker, Jp; Crenn Hebert, C; Floch Tudal, C; Bech, A; Lobut, R; Chemla, Jp; Milliez, J; Courpotin, C; Mandelbrot, L; Firtion, G; Benifla, Jl; Ottenwalter, A; Vilmer, E; Hocke, C; Douard, D; Berrebi, A; Tricoire, J; Pauly, I; Le Lorier, B; Bongain, A; Monpoux, F; Cravello, L; Perrimond, H; Newell, Ml; Darbyshire, J; Peckham, C; Coll, O; Sanchez, E; Mandelbrot, L; Aboulker, Jp; Bazin, B; Blanche, S.

Results from observational studies suggest that caesarean-section delivery may reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection in comparison with vaginal delivery. We carried out a randomised clinical trial to address this issue and to assess the extent of postdelivery complications.

Elective caesarean-section versus vaginal delivery in prevention of vertical HIV-1 transmission: a randomised clinical trial / Parazzini, F; Ricci, E; Di Cintio, E; Chiaffarino, F; Chatenoud, L; Pardi, G; Parazzini, F; Bortolus, R; Cavalieri D'Oro, L; Biraghi, P; Bucceri, A; Ravizza, M; Grossi, E; Muggiasca, Ml; Tibaldi, C; Prati, A; Iasci, A; Aronica, E; Ceccarelli, E; Frigerio, L; Borlone, P; Stagnizza, M; Agnoletto, V; Togoni, G; Lazzrin, A; Massobrio, M; Garzetti, Gg; Ciavattini, Andrea; Mosca, S; Greco, P; Vimercati, A; Guerra, B; Bianchi, S; Bovicelli, L; Prati, E; Innocenti, Ta; Fiscella, A; Bucceri, A; Grossi, E; Rossi, G; Rancilio, L; Ferraris, G; Vignali, M; Muggiasca, Ml; Semprini, Ae; Ravizza, M; Castagna, C; Della Torre, M; Martinelli, P; Sansone, M; di Lenardo, L; Russolo, A; Rubino, E; Lo Bue, G; Maccabruni, A; Arlandi, L; Citernesi, A; Villa, P; Mancuso, S; Pachi, A; Scaravelli, G; Tibaldi, C; Benedetto, C; Ziarati, N; Gabiano, C; Alberico, S; Franchi, M; Zanconato, G; Fedele, L; Newell, Ml; Bailey, A; Peckham, C; Darbyshire, J; Sanchez, E; Semprini, Ae; Leyes, M; Ciria, Lm; Coll, O; Fortuny, C; Bogunya, Jm; Paya, A; Mur, A; Casellas, M; Lain, J; Anzen, B; Lindgren, S; Rudin, C; Irion, O; Bewley, S; Kennedy, J; Mandelbrot, L; Bazin, B; Aboulker, Jp; Crenn Hebert, C; Floch Tudal, C; Bech, A; Lobut, R; Chemla, Jp; Milliez, J; Courpotin, C; Mandelbrot, L; Firtion, G; Benifla, Jl; Ottenwalter, A; Vilmer, E; Hocke, C; Douard, D; Berrebi, A; Tricoire, J; Pauly, I; Le Lorier, B; Bongain, A; Monpoux, F; Cravello, L; Perrimond, H; Newell, Ml; Darbyshire, J; Peckham, C; Coll, O; Sanchez, E; Mandelbrot, L; Aboulker, Jp; Bazin, B; Blanche, S.. - In: THE LANCET. - ISSN 0140-6736. - 353:9158(1999), p. 1035-9.