Perinatal HIV Prevention Project

The Perinatal HIV Prevention Project:

• Provides outreach and updates for providers serving pregnant and postpartum women on best practices to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission
• Identifies and/or creates perinatal HIV educational resources for these providers which can be accessed here.
• Leads a local Fetal and Infant Mortality Review project specific to HIV-exposed infants and their mothers (FIMR/HIV)
  
  • Through blinded, surveillance-based case chart reviews, this FIMR/HIV process focuses on identifying and implementing systems-level changes aimed at reducing perinatal HIV exposures and transmissions, and improving HIV+ women’s health outcomes
• Provides monthly nurse educator consultations and case review with Action Wellness Perinatal Medical Case Managers

Our partners include:

• Action Wellness is a nonprofit organization serving the Greater Philadelphia area that assists people affected by chronic diseases so they don’t have to go it alone.  Their staff help with all of the practical challenges faced by those fighting illness and provide support and care. Action Wellness Perinatal Medical Case Management is an intensive program of adherence, care coordination and other support available to any pregnant HIV+ woman, who is a Philadelphia resident or is receiving health care in Philadelphia, during her pregnancy and up to one year post-partum. 
• The AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) funds a range of programs to prevent and treat HIV, with a goal to make sure that everyone has access to the services and information they need, especially in those communities most affected by HIV. General information and access to HIV medical case management, testing and HIV care is available at AACO's Health Information Helpline at 215-985-2437.