The Perinatal HIV Provider Network facilitated by the Florida Department of Health in Broward works diligently to address the needs of pregnant women who are HIV positive.
The DOH-Broward Perinatal Prevention Coordinator conducts physician detailing visits to over 145 OB/GYN practices to promote routine 1st and 3rd trimester STD/HIV testing of pregnant women on a yearly basis.
PPN produced ‘HIV Perinatal Protocol and Guidelines’ that were distributed to the Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, and Newborn Nurseries at the (8) eight labor and delivery hospitals and hosted three (3) symposia in 2018.
Broward Healthy Start Coalition partnered with DOH-Broward to produce and distribute HIV Perinatal Toolkits for the 145 OB/GYN practices in Broward County.