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To the Editor: In her editorial (Nov. 28 issue), Dr. Wilfert¹ presciently notes that research on mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has advanced to the point where the prevention of a large percentage of neonatal infections is now a realistic possibility. She also points out that through legislative and outreach initiatives, the government has recognized the need to translate the success in research settings into clinical practice. Unfortunately, while the government struggles to overcome barriers to the implementation of AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 076, its enactment of welfare reform threatens to condemn future American neonates to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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