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These threats can be understood as a form of biographical
disruption. The illness shaped the women’s experiences as mothers. One woman
talked about her experience of giving birth: ‘Staff make it very clear that
they have an opinion towards you . . . basically scum . . .’ It also changed
how they related to other people. For example, this woman spoke about stepping
back from a new relationship because of her worries about telling her new
partner and his family about the HIV: ‘It’s hard to bring new.