Hopes and expectations | Choosing midwifery unit | Physical environment |
Social environment | ||
Friends’ / family experience | ||
No choice / hospital policy | ||
Hopes for birth | Ideal birth | |
Normal / natural birth | ||
Birth plan | ||
Pain relief | ||
Expectations of transfer | Seeking information | |
Seeking reassurance | ||
Blasé | ||
In the midwifery unit | Midwifery care | Care and support |
Feeling understood | ||
Control | ||
Trust | ||
The decision to transfer | Preparation | |
Feelings: disappointment | ||
Feelings: relief | ||
Feelings: anxiety, fear, worry | ||
The transfer journey: in limbo | Change / contrast | Physical environment |
(Dis)comfort | ||
Social environment | ||
Others: midwife / ambulance staff/ husband | ||
Uncertainty / anxiety | Information | |
Not knowing | ||
Fears and worries | ||
Journey time | ||
Passivity | Not asking | |
Choices | ||
Understanding why | Understanding what happened | Seeking information |
Finding resolution | ||
“Debrief” | ||
Feeling guilty | ||
Implications for the future | Plans for future babies | |
Choices in future |