[Influence of pregnancy on the development of HIV infection]

In an attempt to evaluate the effects of pregnancy on HIV infection, the authors have studied the natural course of the disease in 128 female patients. A group of 64 pregnant women who were HIV seropositive and asymptomatic at the beginning of their survival was studied during childbearing and for three years thereafter. These women were compared with a control group of 64 non pregnant women who were also seropositive and asymptomatic at the beginning of the study. No statistically significant clinical or biological difference was observed between the two groups. The authors conclude that in their study pregnancy had little influence on the progression of HIV.