The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC
-
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care · Jan 2008
Women's voices: the lived experience of pregnancy and motherhood after diagnosis with HIV.
The objective of this study was to explore the meaning of pregnancy after diagnosis with HIV. Study design was a qualitative analysis of individual informant interviews conducted in two academic health centers in metropolitan New York. ⋯ The author concluded that the experience of pregnancy for a woman with HIV is one fraught with isolation, anxiety, and distrust, but it is also one of hope for the normalcy that motherhood may bring. Further research is needed to determine best practice for care delivery as women with HIV enter the health care system, especially for perinatal services.