Table 1 Key domains in the interview guide
Key domains | |
|---|---|
The obstetricians’ views/experiences of: | |
• | The importance/value of obstetric ultrasound for clinical management of complicated pregnancy. |
• | Clinical situations where the interests of maternal and fetal health have been in conflict. |
• | Whether the woman may be considered to act as an instrument for fetal treatment. |
• | The importance of obstetrical ultrasound in comparison to other surveillance methods during complicated pregnancy. |
• | If/when the fetus can be regarded as a person. |
• | Situations where the fetus has been regarded a patient with his/her own interests. |
• | Their professional role in relation to other occupational groups working with obstetric ultrasound examinations or the outcomes of these examinations. |