§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many live births to HIV-infected mothers were subsequently found to be HIV-positive in each year since 1997. [84023]
§ Ms BlearsThe table shows the number of reported live births in England to HIV-infected women for the years 1997–2001, by the last reported infection status of child and year of birth.
Year of birth1 Infected Indeterminate2 Uninfected Total reported live births 1997 54 12 84 150 1998 39 14 118 171 1999 32 25 178 235 2000 32 71 238 341 2001 11 245 187 443 1For recent years, numbers may increase as late reports are received. 2Those children categorised as indeterminate are probably uninfected but it takes up to 18 months (due to persistence of maternal antibodies in the child) before a negative antibody test can rule out infection in the child.