I will leave the baby with my mother: Long‐distance travel and follow‐up care among HIV‐positive pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa

摘要

IntroductionIt is common in urban African settings for postpartum women to temporarily return to family in distant settings. We sought to explore mobility among peripartum HIV‐positive women to understand the timing and motivation of travel, particularly vis‐à‐vis delivery, and how it may affect healthcare access.