ABSTRACT
Objective:
To understand the experience of reproductive planning and pregnancy for HIV serodiscordant couples.
Method:
Qualitative study, with phenomenological approach, theoretical-philosophical-methodological framework of Martin Heidegger. The field stage took place in a reference service in the care for people living with HIV, in southern Brazil. From an intentional sample, a phenomenological interview was conducted with 11 couples between August 2013 and April 2014. The analysis was hermeneutic.
Results:
It was possible to understand, from the meaning units that: couples accept and overcome the serological discordance together; experiencing pregnancy is difficult; there is an effort to have a normal life; the diagnosis is silenced by prejudice and stigma; comes the couple’s relief after the child’s negative diagnosis.
Conclusion:
It is necessary to recognize the couple as a unit of care with a view to a non-fragmented care in the field of sexual and reproductive health.
Keywords:
Reproductive rights; HIV; Pregnancy; Philosophy; nursing; Nursing