TY - JOUR T1 - Review: mothers with HIV infection worked hard to protect their children and preserve a positive maternal identity JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 90 LP - 90 DO - 10.1136/ebn.7.3.90 VL - 7 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/7/3/90.abstract N2 - Sandelowski M, Barroso J. Motherhood in the context of maternal HIV infection. Res Nurs Health 2003;26:470–82.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Q How do women with HIV infection experience motherhood? Data sources:{16 electronic databases; reference lists; and hand searches of Qual Health Res and J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care.}* Study selection and assessment:published and unpublished qualitative studies on women who had HIV infection and lived in the US. Metasummary and metasynthesis techniques were used to synthesise findings across reports.56 studies (36 published, 20 unpublished) met the selection criteria. Mother work. Mothers with HIV worked to deal with their illness and its social consequences. They sought to protect their children from HIV infection and HIV related stigma. Tasks included finding information for making decisions; weighing the benefits and costs of disclosing their HIV status; establishing and maintaining the mother-child relationship; coping with the physical aspects of their illness and child care; and grieving the death of HIV positive children. Different factors influenced maternal work: age … ER -