cART Initiation During Pregnancy Among HIV-Infected Women in Lusaka, Zambia: The Impact of Duration of cART on Pregnancy Outcomes and Predicting Postpartum Loss to Follow Up

Treatment guidelines for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women have shifted in recent years towards lifelong maternal cART. These changes have led to important reductions in MTCT and are expected to improve maternal HIV outcomes. However, the increasing use of cART during pregnancy has led to challenges. cART's role in causing adverse pregnancy outcomes has been of concern, as has improving postpartum retention in care. In Aim 1a, we evaluated duration of cART during pregnancy's association with LBW due to growth restriction. We found no evidence of an increased risk of LBW for women receiving cART for