You can access a wealth of information on perinatal HIV transmission through the following links, including information on testing, treatment, and referral:

For Providers
For Providers and Their Patients
For Patients Only

For Providers:

• One Test. Two Lives.
  
  This site offers obstetric providers information on the One Test. Two Lives. campaign, to help make HIV testing available to every pregnant woman early in pregnancy . The site provides downloadable resources for providers, and materials for their patients, to encourage HIV testing. Providers may also order hard copy versions of these tools online. The site also links to other relevant Web resources.
  
  Spanish Resources
  Patient materials, including a brochure and a fact sheet that describes important prenatal tests, will be available soon in Spanish.
• CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
  Phone: 800-458-5231
  E-mail: info@cdcnpin.org
  
  NPIN is the nation's largest collection of resources and free materials on HIV/AIDS. NPIN offers HIV basic facts, as well as news information and conferences, guidelines, surveillance, education and outreach, and funding. The site features a searchable database of organizations that provide a variety of prevention and social services.
  
  Spanish Resources
  Spanish-speaking information specialists are available via phone. Various materials are available in Spanish on the Spanish version of the Web site.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
  Phone: 202-638-5577
  
  ACOG is the nation's leading medical specialty society of obstetrician-gynecologists providing health care for women. Materials specific to HIV testing and treatment for pregnant women can be obtained by phone at 800-762-2264 (ext. 354) or online at http://sales.acog.org. These materials include a tear sheet and pamphlets for patients on prenatal blood tests including the HIV test, as well as ACOG committee opinions on both HIV testing for pregnant women and cesarean delivery for prevention of vertical HIV transmission.
  
  Spanish Resources
  The patient education pamphlet on HIV testing and pregnancy is available in Spanish.
• Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG)
  Phone: 202-863-2570
  
  IDSOG is an affiliate organization of ACOG that brings together professionals in the field of obstetrics and gynecology who are interested in the scientific study of infectious diseases. IDSOG conducts activities for scientific purposes, to advance and promulgate knowledge of infectious diseases, and to facilitate collegial relationships among investigators in this area.
• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  Phone: 202-863-2476
  Email: smfm@smfm.org
  
  The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is the membership organization for maternal-fetal medicine sub-specialists who have additional formal education and training in maternal-fetal medicine and often manage pregnant women with HIV. The site includes a physician locator; research summaries; news and issues; information on continuing medical education courses and other professional events; and links to related organizations.
• American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
  Phone: 240-485-1800
  
  This professional organization for certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives is dedicated to the health and well-being of women and infants. ACNM provides research, accredits midwifery education programs, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, and creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress.
• National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service
  Phone: 888-448-8765 (Perinatal Hotline), 800-933-3413 (Warmline), 888-HIV-4911 (888-448-4911, PEPline)
  
  This site describes the National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service (Perinatal Hotline), which provides free 24-hour clinical consultation and advice on treating HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants, as well as indications for and interpretations of rapid and standard HIV testing in pregnancy. The site also has information on the National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline) and the National Clinicians’ Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline). It also offers a consultation library, guidelines, Web links, and information on drug therapies.
• Infectious Diseases Society of America's HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)
  Phone: 703-299-0200
  E-mail: hivma@idsociety.org
  
  HIVMA provides an organizational home for medical professionals engaged in HIV medicine. Resources include state health policy profiles, HIV/AIDS practice guidelines, issue briefs, patient resources, clinical trial information, and an HIV provider listing. To access the provider listing, click on "Directories" and then "HIV Provider Listing.”
• Women, Children, and HIV
  
  This site offers a wealth of links on the topic of voluntary counseling and testing, as well as the topic of perinatal interventions. Resources include clinical guidelines and tools, training and community education materials, a literature review service, and conference abstracts.

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For Providers and Their Patients:

• CDC National HIV Testing Resources
  En Español
  
  This site offers resources on HIV testing including a national database of HIV testing sites, answers to many questions about HIV/AIDS and testing, an online quiz, and Web links.

• AIDSinfo
  En Español
  Phone: 800-HIV-0440 (800-448-0440)
  Live Help
  E-mail: ContactUs@aidsinfo.nih.gov
  
  This site features perinatal treatment and prevention guidelines. It also includes information on drug therapies, vaccines, and clinical trials. Fact sheets, a glossary, Web links, and personal digital assistant (PDA) tools are also available.

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For Patients Only:

• CDC-INFO Contact Center
  Phone: 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), 888-232-6348 (TTY)
  E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
  
  Information specialists can answer questions, provide referrals, and send free publications on pregnancy, HIV testing, and HIV/AIDS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  
  Spanish Resources
  Spanish-speaking information specialists are available.

• The Well Project
  En Español
  Phone: 434-293-2955
  E-mail: info@thewellproject.org
  
  This site provides healthy resources for women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. It includes answers to common questions, HIV-related news, advice on staying health, and profiles of real women. Information about accessing local resources is also available.

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