Women living with HIV, maternity and health: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Cindy Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Lima, Elisabete Napoleão, Trintinália, Maryam Michelle Jarrouge, Narchi, Nádia Zanon
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Periódicus
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/revistaperiodicus/article/view/34982

This integrative review investigates how women living with HIV see motherhood and the possibility ofpregnancy. We carried out a literature search for papers published between 2006 and 2016, in Portuguese, on the LILACSand SciELO databases, with the following descriptors: HIV/AIDS; Vertical Transmission; Pregnancy; Maternity;Qualitative. Of the 56 articles found, 19 were included for reviewing. The studies comprised seropositive women of reproductive age, on medical follow-up, with topics related to maternity. Our analysis highlighted seven thematiccategories: Socio-economic background of the sample; Family; Discussion about sexuality between health professionalsand women living with HIV; Little knowledge about HIV/AIDS and pregnancy; Unidirectional focus of assistance tocontain the risk of transmission; Training of health professionals; Feelings about motherhood. Although the desire ofseropositive women to become mothers remains unchanged, the lack of knowledge and support favors insecurity inreproductive choices. A more welcoming health care setting, with trained professionals, can contribute to minimize healthproblems for HIV positive women.