Number Of Abortions Decreasing Among HIV-Positive Women In Belarus, Official Says

 04.07.2008 12:16   medicalnewstoday.com

The number of HIV-positive women in Belarus who are forgoing abortions is increasing, Svyatlana Shylava, chief ob-gyn for the country's Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday, BelaPAN reports. According to Shylava, about 176 infants were born to HIV-positive women in 2007, up from 52 in 2000 and six in 1996.

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