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Offering routine antenatal testing for HIV and hepatitis B in the rural setting of Cornwall
1 Department of Genito-urinary Medicine, Royal Cornwall Hospital (RCH), Truro, Cornwall, UK
2 Penrice Maternity Unit
3 Infection control team (RCH)
4 Princess Alexandra Maternity Wing (RCH)
5 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority
6 Truro Public Health Laboratory
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Dr Frances Keane, Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ, UK;
frances.keane{at}cornwall.nhs.uk
Before Department of Health directives to offer HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) testing to all pregnant women, there was little such screening in Cornwall. Through a multiagency collaborative approach a new antenatal screening programme for HIV/HBV has been introduced with high uptake in the first year (HIV 92% and HBV 93%). We also report the findings of a questionnaire survey of community midwives who alone offer antenatal HIV/HBV testing in Cornwall.
Keywords: antenatal screening; HIV; hepatitis B
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