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Table 2 Examples of codes and how these related to themes

From: Women’s experience of transfer from midwifery unit to hospital obstetric unit during labour: a qualitative interview study

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