Table 4 An example of analysis and development of categories (Inerviewee 9)
Quotation* | Codes | Sub categories | Categories | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I have been wondering if it was because I felt insecure, | Feeling insecure | Feeling of insecurity and incapacity | Losing control | Losing and regaining control |
as soon as I saw the midwife, I had a feeling that this would not work. | Distrusting the midwife | Negative experience of midwife | Interacting with midwife | Interacting |
I wished so much to have a natural delivery and she wanted me to lie in the couch with my legs in stirrups | Wishing a natural delivery | Basic attitude towards delivery | Wishing a natural delivery | Balancing natural and medical delivery |
and things were so different from what I had wished and prepared for mentally. | Things different from wishes and mentally preparation | Disappointment | Losing control | Losing and regaining control |
Well, it just made me feel insecure. | Feeling insecure | Feeling of insecurity and incapacity | Losing control | Losing and regaining control |