Description: PART I: Introduction 1. Warrants for Screening Programs: Public Health, Legal and Ethical Frameworks, Ruth Faden, Nancy Kass, and Madison Powers PART II: Public Health and Medical Issues 2. Public Health and Clinical Aspects of HIV Infection in Women and Children in the U.S., John Modlin and Alfred Saah 3. A History of Prenatal and Neonatal Screening Programs: Lessons for the Future, Katherine Acuff and Ruth Faden 4. HIV Infection and Obstetrical Care, Timothy Johnson and John Repke 5. Pediatric HIV Testing: Social Issues, Larry Wissow and Nancy Hutton PART III: Legal Issues 6. Prenatal and Newborn Screening: State Legislative Approaches and Current Practice Standards, Katherine Acuff 7. Legal Issues in Nonvoluntary Prenatal HIV Testing, Anita Allen 8. Legal Issues in Voluntary Screening for HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Patricia King 9. Legal Protections of Confidential Medical Information and the Need for Anti-Discrimination Laws, Madison Powers PART IV: Normative and Social Issues 10. Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory and Voluntary Neonatal HIV Testing, Ruth Faden and Judith Areen 11. Ethical Issues in HIV Testing During Pregnancy, LeRoy Walters 12. Informed Consent in the Context of Prenatal HIV Testing, Gail Geller and Nancy Kass 13. Reproductive Decision-Making in the Context of HIV: The Case for Non-Directive Counseling, Nancy Kass PART V: Conclusion 14. HIV Infection, Pregnant Women and Newborns: A Policy Proposal for Information and Testing

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