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Table 2: PAHO/WHO recommendations for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). |
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Moment |
Interventions |
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Pregnancy |
Routine screening in all pregnant women Care and follow-up in seropositive |
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Delivery |
Parasitological tests in neonates of infected mothers (umbilical cord blood) |
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Maternal and child care |
Treatment of mothers after childbirth Serological tests in children from 8 months Treatment in children before the year and serological follow-up |
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Other interventions |
Diagnosis and treatment in girls and women of childbearing age Screening in newborn siblings with Chagas disease |