Delivering care under uncertainty: Swiss providers’ experiences in caring for women with spinal cord injury during pregnancy and childbirth – an expert interview study

Bertschy, Sue; Pannek, Jürgen; Meyer, Thorsten

doi:10.1186/s12884-016-0976-y

Table 2 Participants characteristics

From: Delivering care under uncertainty: Swiss providers’ experiences in caring for women with spinal cord injury during pregnancy and childbirth – an expert interview study

	Pseudonym	Function	Field of expertise	Setting	Experience with pregnant women with SCI
1	Matthias Gerber	Senior physician	Gynaecology	District Hospital	Treatment of patients during pregnancy who have been sent to the hospital from the surrounding area and SCI centre; gained knowledge through interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge with colleagues and high interest in SCI; practice located close to an SCI centre; participates in workshops about sexuality with SCI.
2	Michael Brunner	Chief resident	Urology	SCI Outpatient Clinic	Treatment of patients during pregnancy for the past 7 years; high competence in treating urological problems in SCI patients.
3	Anton Denner	Online-Doctor	Spinal Cord Medicine/Internist	Paraplegic Association	Online consultations for SCI-related questions; no gynaecological knowledge.
4	Nicole Müller	Senior physician	Spinal Cord Medicine/ Internist	SCI Rehab Clinic	Treatment of 1 patient during pregnancy; longstanding experience in treating SCI patients; patient suffered from SCI right after getting pregnant; discussions about treatment with her team and the treating gynaecologist.
5	Martin Roggo	Co-Chief resident	Gynaecology	Primary care facility	Treatment of 2 disabled patients during pregnancy; one doesn’t depend on a wheelchair anymore.
6	Franziska Schneider	Midwife	Midwife	Private Practice	Treatment of 1 patient during pregnancy and birth; work experience: 5 years.
7	Julia Peter	Chief resident	Spinal Cord Medicine	University Hospital	Treated and accompanied 10 patients during pregnancy; longstanding experience in treating SCI patients; comparatively less expertise in gynaecology.
8	Barbara Jung	Senior physician	Spinal Cord Medicine	SCI Rehab Clinic	Treatment of several patients during pregnancy; last treatment of pregnant women with SCI was a couple of years ago.
9	Anna Weiss	Midwife	Midwife	Independent/Primary care facility	Treatment of 1 patient during pregnancy; work experience: 13 years; wrote a thesis about pregnant women with SCI by interviewing 2 women with SCI.
10	Jasmin Rieger	Peer Counsellor	Peer counselor	SCI Outpatient Clinic	Accompanied patients during pregnancy as a peer, experienced pregnancy and SCI herself; works in an SCI environment; high interdisciplinary exchange with colleagues and other peers; conducts workshops on sexuality and SCI on a regular basis.
11	Katharina Bach	Midwife	Midwife	Independent	Treatment of 1 patient during pregnancy; patient was a friend and she accompanied her mainly during puerperal visits and had some contact during pregnancy; work experience: 5 years; knows the SCI community well.
12	Elisabeth Frey	Chief resident	Gynaecology	Primary care facility	Treatment of 5–10 patients during pregnancy; work experience: 30 years in larger clinics in Switzerland and other countries; gained knowledge about SCI through interdisciplinary exchange with colleagues and literature.
13	Georg Fischer	Head of SCI Outpatient Clinic	Spinal Cord Medicine	SCI Outpatient Clinic	Accompanied patients during pregnancy; no knowledge in gynaecology; treated SCI-related problems and consulted patients and gynaecologists.
14	Alexander Brandt	Senior physician	Urology	SCI Outpatient Clinic	Treatment of 3 patients during pregnancy; urologist since 6 years; worked in Switzerland and other countries in SCI clinics; treated SCI-related problems and diagnosed one pregnancy during examination for SCI-related problems.
15	Jonathan Steiner	Senior physician	Gynaecology	Private Practice/External physician with hospital affiliation	Treatment of 1 patient during pregnancy; knowledge gained mainly through literature and online research.

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