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European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the EMA is the part of the European Union that is responsible for approving and regulating human and animal medicines and medical products.

See: www.ema.europa.eu/en

low level resistance – when there is some resistance but it does not have any significant impact on how well a drug works.  The HIV drug is still sensitve and is  considered active.

percutaneous – umbilical cord sampling see cordocentis.

prematurity (pregnancy) – when a baby is delivered after only 37 weeks or less.

mixed feeding – combination of breastfeeding and bottle feeding.