Women’s experience of maternal morbidity: a qualitative analysis

Table 1 Sample characteristics

Pseudonym	Patient care status	Parity	Mode of delivery	Morbidity
Sinead	Public	Multiparous	SVD	Gestational Diabetes Tear
Hilda	Private	Primiparous	Elective CS	Placenta previa Transfusion Phlebitis of the cannula site
Therese	Public	Primiparous	SVD	Haemorrhage Retained placenta
Patricia	Private	Primiparous	Elective CS	Hypertension
Catherine	Public	Multiparous	SVD	PET Episiotomy
Siun	Public	Multiparous	VBAC	Postpartum haemorrhage
Margaret	Public	Primiparous	SVD	Postpartum haemorrhage
Naomi	Public	Primiparous	Emergency CS	Anaesthetic problems Postpartum haemorrhage
Abigail	Public	Primiparous	Emergency CS	Placenta previa
Deirdre	Public	Primiparous	Emergency CS	Postpartum haemorrhage Infection
Rachel	Private	Primiparous	SVD	Tear
Loraine	Public	Multiparous	SVD	Septicaemia
Sharon	Private	Primiparous	SVD	Preeclampsia
Laura	Private	Multiparous	SVD	Sickle Cell Crisis

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