Improved Perinatal and Postpartum Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outcomes After Use of a Perinatal Care Coordination Team

Abstract In a high-volume clinic in the Southeastern United States, pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had improved HIV outcomes up to 6 months after delivery following the introduction of a multidisciplinary perinatal care coordination team. Women living with HIV are at high risk for loss to follow-up after delivery. In this study, viral suppression at delivery, timely attendance of an HIV care visit after delivery, and viral suppression 6 months postpartum all significantly increased among women living with HIV after utilization of a multidisciplinary perinatal care coordination team in a large HIV clinic in Atlanta, Georgia.