Low birth weight and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women living with HIV and HIV-uninfected in Rwanda
Even among relatively healthy uncomplicated pregnancies in low-risk delivery settings and universal ART, WLWH experienced significantly higher rates of stillbirth and LBW. Among WLWH, initiation of ART prior to current pregnancy had a protective effect against LBW. This underscores the importance of early HIV diagnosis and initiation of ART.
Authors
- Adebola Adedimeji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-9124)
- Gallican Kubwimana
- Athanase Munyaneza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6332-3040)
- Kathryn Anastos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0769-6405)
- Marcel Yotebieng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2110-2631)
- Gad Murenzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-5522)
- Natalia Zotova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5396-8304)
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Rwanda Development Board (RW)
- Rwanda Military Hospital (RW)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329312
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences