title: HIV and pregnancy: challenges in practice.
abstract: Midwives face great challenges in practice in caring for women with multiple medical, social and psychological needs. This article highlights the issues such as extreme grief reaction, fear of abandonment and stigma and prejudice that women face when they are diagnosed HIV positive during pregnancy. The article also discusses the importance of communication and a multi-agency approach in providing safe antenatal care for vulnerable women and their families.
authors.affiliation: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008880:Midwifery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D006113:United Kingdom; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology