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Double Binds and the Reproductive and Mothering Experiences of HIV-Positive Women

Women’s Health Primary Care, Department of Veterans Affairs, Gainesville, Florida

Sally A. Hutchinson

College of Nursing at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville.

In spite of the increasing number of young women infected with HIV in the United States, little is known about the reproductive and mothering experiences of these women. The purpose of the grounded-theory research discussed in this article was to describe the reproductive and mothering experiences of HIV-positive women. Twenty HIV-positive women participated in 31 in-depth interviews. The grounded-theory method was used for data analysis. A communication pattern known in the psychiatric literature as a double bind was discovered to be a basic social psychological problem that affected the women’s experiences with reproduction and mothering. An understanding of the power and influence of these double binds permits health care professionals to plan patient-centered programs and to individualize care specifically for HIV-positive women.

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 10, No. 1, 117-132 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/104973200129118282


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