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Table 1 Example of the process of analysis from meaning unit to category

From: “We have been working overnight without sleeping”: traditional birth attendants’ practices and perceptions of post-partum care services in rural Tanzania

Meaning unit

Condensed meaning unit

Codes

Category*

They might call me at night and I help her (post-partum mother), I sleep there and observe her (post-partum mother) condition and how she is progressing

Called at night to help a mother and sleep there to monitor progress

TBAs responsive to women

Doing close follow-ups and their proximity to post-partum mothers matter

TBAs monitor women closely

  1. *The category was later part of the theme “Caring rituals and being close to women”.