Table 2 Examples of coding process
1st level Fragment | 2nd level Labelling | 3rd level Category | 4th level Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
“We [students] aren’t tied to anything, I mean, we can come and go where we want, we don’t have any fixed… I think we’re much more flexible there, that we’re less concerned about precisely how things will be done, as compared to someone who has been running their own practice for twenty years and has established themselves in the field like this.” #fg2 | Not stuck Flexible | Open to change | Students are open to change |
“The media… that so much negative emphasis is placed on home births and that pregnant women now even find it more attractive to just (go to the hospital) #7 | Bad media coverage Shift toward medicalisation | Society: Pressure to change | Students feel change is inevitable |
“…a healthcare system that centres on the client, but then a self-determining client who also has confidence in herself again, and I think that the primary midwife has a great deal of expertise for restoring this confidence.” #4 | Client centered Empowerment | Essential components | Students accept change with conditions |