Meet mum with HIV who says it's not the end of the world if baby gets it too as having the virus 'wouldn't affect my child's life'

A mother with HIV is pregnant with her second baby since diagnosis – despite the risk of passing the virus to her child or husband.

Amanda Mammadova said ‘it wouldn’t be the end of the world’ if her baby is born with the illness, adding: ‘Having HIV wouldn’t affect my child’s life.’

The 34-year-old personal trainer was diagnosed with the virus in 2010 – just three months after meeting her husband, Turkish native Ali, 29.

She contracted the virus from an ex-partner who unknowingly had the disease, and although she feared her new boyfriend would call off their relationship, he vowed to support her. They married eight months later. Read more