The Role of Midwives in Surveilling Violence that Pregnant Women may Face from their Partner when Disclosing HIV-Infection
Keywords:
role of midwife, pregnant women, HIV infection, intimate partner violenceAbstract
Pregnant women with HIV are at risk of violence from their intimate partner. This is because disclosure of their HIV status may evoke controversial issues that can damage them both physically and mentally. These HIV-infected women hence feel apprehensive about informing their partners; thus, this hinders access to support them. Today, although there are guidelines for the care of pregnant women with HIV, few healthcare staff have actual experience or are aware of their entire nursing roles because patients in this group are both physically and mentally vulnerable. Also, these people are prone to stigmatization and discrimination from society. Therefore, midwives need to be conscious about the possibility of violence from their intimate partner vi ol ence when disclosing their HIV status. They need to consider their main responsibilities including direct care, education, counselling, empowerment, providing reasoning and ethical decision-making, and collaboration to support healthy pregnancies.
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