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The key themes related to Mentor Mother peer support during and after pregnancy were \u2018support to avoid mother-to-child transmission\u2019 (with subthemes \u2018reinforcing medical advice\u2019, \u2018reframing faith issues\u2019, \u2018prioritisation and problem-solving\u2019 and \u2018practical strategies for managing HIV and motherhood\u2019), and \u2018emotional support\u2019 (with subthemes \u2018role modelling and inspiring hope\u2019, \u2018openness and non-judgemental acceptance\u2019, \u2018a caring relationship\u2019, \u2018recreating the lost family network\u2019, \u2018being understood from the inside\u2019 and \u2018self-confidence\u2019). The Mentor Mothers' support appeared to be a successful hybrid between the peer education Mentor Mothers programmes in southern Africa and the more general pregnancy volunteer peer support models operating in England.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A Mentor Mother peer support programme is acceptable to, and valued by, black African mothers with HIV in England. Peer support from trained volunteers during and after pregnancy can complement and reinforce medical advice on avoiding mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and can have a multidimensional positive impact on vulnerable mothers' emotional well-being. Mentor Mother peer support should be considered by those designing programmes for the support of pregnant women with HIV and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2016-011499","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,21]],"date-time":"2016-06-21T23:22:59Z","timestamp":1466551379000},"page":"e011499","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":36,"title":["\u2018We have beaten HIV a bit\u2019: a qualitative study of experiences of peer support during pregnancy with an HIV Mentor Mother project in England"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Jenny","family":"McLeish","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maggie","family":"Redshaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121219393285000_6.6.e011499.1","unstructured":"Yin Z , Brown AE , Hughes G , et al . 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