title: [Dilemmas and conflitcs of being a mother with HIV/AIDS].
abstract: This study aimed to apprehend the dilemmas and conflicts revealed by women infected with HIV/Aids who got pregnant. This qualitative study involved eight women attended at an outpatient clinic in Fortaleza-CE. Through interviews, it was observed that the women go through their pregnancy with expectations about their child's serological status; after birth, they live with uncertainties and overprotect the child. They report on inadequate ways of communicating the diagnosis and lack of advice about pregnancy in cases of HIV. These women transform the desire of motherhood into reality. According to them, dealing with a child with the possibility of catching HIV goes beyond their capacity. In conclusion, it is essential to offer emotional and social support to these women, independently of the phase in life they are in.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
authors.forename: Marli Teresinha Gimeniz
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.forename: Gilmara Holanda
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.forename: Márcia Maria Tavares
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult