TABLE 1:

Clinical and demographic characteristics of mothers and children

CharacteristicNo.
Children49
    Girls20
    Boys29
Mode of mother’s infection
    Past drug addiction5
    Transfusion1
    Sexual40
Mother’s geographic origin*
    Europe14
    Sub-Saharan Africa26
    North Africa4
    Other2
Premature births
    <32 wk0
    <37 wk9
    ≥37 wk40
Birth weight
    <2500 g11
    ≥2500 g34
    Not known4
Birth
    Vaginal delivery30
    Cesarean delivery18
    Not known1
Perinatal prophylactic treatment
    Zidovudine13
    Zidovudine + lamivudine19
    Zidovudine + other2
    Zidovudine + lamivudine + other15

  • * All of the children were born in France.