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Director: Antonella Casola MD

Maternal-Child HIV Program

The Maternal-Child Program is run by Pediatric Infectious Diseases/HIV in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Adult HIV Program at UTMB. The program is a major resource for the management of HIV-infected mothers and their children in the rural southeast Texas communities.

  • We provide HIV diagnostic and therapeutic services to HIV-positive pregnant women, HIV-exposed infants, and HIV-infected children, adolescents and youth.
  • We have:
    1. developed consensus protocols for management of pregnant women and their newborns to provide comprehensive care in order to reduce perinatal HIV transmission, and
    2. have facilitated HIV care of women after delivery by coordinating appointments with the adult HIV clinics.

 
COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED CARE

Comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided at the Maternal-Child HIV:

  • Monday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 - 11:30 pm (League City) and Wednesday, 1:00 - 4:30 pm (Galveston Island East).
  • All children delivered at UTMB are seen at birth.
  • Subsequent visits are usually every two months till the diagnosis of HIV infection is determined.
  • Infected children are followed every 2-3 months, or as often as necessary, until adulthood.
  • Laboratory services include CD4 and HIV viral load determination.
  • Clinical consultations with other pediatric specialists at UTMB are obtained as needed.
  • Inpatient care is provided at the Children’s Hospital at UTMB whenever necessary.
  • The site has multiethnic and multilingual staff.

SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR HIV-POSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN

The pediatric HIV specialists of the program consult with all HIV-infected pregnant women several times during pregnancy to provide:

  • counseling,
  • psycho-social evaluation,
  • initiation of preventive antiviral treatment,
  • monitoring HIV disease state,
  • and coordination of other essential medical and social services.

The obstetric specialists also see these women several times during pregnancy for comprehensive prenatal care, deliveries and postnatal care. 

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  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialty Care Clinic, League City (Bay Colony)
    Pediatrics-BayColony 2785 Gulf Freeway South, Suite 2.200 (second floor)
    (409) 772-3695 or (888) 886-2543  
    Referral Fax (409) 772-3680

    Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic
    Adult & Child Travel Clinic

    Clinic Hours
    Monday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m.– 11:30;
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease HIV Clinic, League City (Bay Colony)
    Pediatrics-BayColony 2785 Gulf Freeway South, Suite 2.200 (second floor)
    (409) 772-3695 or (888) 886-2543  
    Referral Fax (409) 772-3680

    Maternal-Child HIV Clinic

    Clinic Hours
    Monday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 am - 11:00 am; 
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    Dr. Davis with young boy nurse_boy-with-cowboy-hat-in-bed301 8th St, Galveston, TX 77550
    9th floor
    (409) 772-1011
    Open 24 hours

    The UTMB Children’s Hospital in Galveston offers leading edge knowledge and over 120 years of experience in one of the finest academic settings in the nation. The fully redesigned hospital and child life program reflects an attention to all the details that matter to children, offering the whimsy and serenity of an ocean/island design along with many special spaces for toddlers, older children and teenagers to play, relax, unwind and spend time with family members. UTMB Health offers advanced general inpatient care for ill children, as well as specialty inpatient care for children with serious medical conditions. Our pediatric hospitalists, attending faculty physicians, nurses, residents, students and staff provide state-of-the-art clinical care and the emotional support that is essential during a hospital stay. Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) offers critical care services for infants, children and adolescents with severe illnesses or injuries. We can arrange emergency helicopter transport when needed to serve the most seriously ill children in our region.
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    (409) 772-1011
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    We have outstanding physicians ready to provide the highest standard of care using the latest innovations and research available.  

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    200 Blossom Street
    5th floor

    (832) 632-7539

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    • Free Wi-Fi, comfortable sofa-bed, rocking glider chair, oversized windows
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    8th Floor    ,
    Webster, TX 77598
    Open 24 hours

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