This book addresses the comprehensive health care needs of both women and children with HlV infection from a multidisciplinary perspective. The authors represent a wide range of disciplines including medicine, nursing, social work, anthropology, and epidemiology. This text is ide al for all health care practitioners who provide care to women and chi ldren with HlV infection, from physicians, nurses, and midwives to soc ial workers, counselors, and chaplains. Administrators and program pla nners will also find this book to be a valuable resource.