Codes | Preliminary themes | Themes | |
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Positive evaluations | |||
Code frequency (words) | Grateful women and nurturing midwives doing gender together | ||
87 | Very (42), Absolutely (25), Really (9), Extremely (6), Incredibly (5) | Adverb intensifiers emphasising the positive evaluations | |
301 | Good (201), Great (33), Super (24), Fantastic (18), Awesome (15), Wonderful (7), Amazing (3) | An overall positive birth experience | |
189 | Staff (106), midwife (69), physician (6), nurse (4), assistant nurse (4) | The midwife being central to the woman’s birth experience | |
99 | Gratefulness (33), Positive feelings (25), Satisfaction (23) | Women being grateful and satisfied | |
229 | Receiving/responsive (64), Safe (40), Perceptive (31), Sweet (20), Calm (19), Lovely (10), Caring (8), Compassionate (8), Accommodating (6), Personal (5), Respectful (5), Enthusiastic (4), Warm (4), Attentive (2), Kind (2), Happy (1), Honest (1) | The caring midwife | |
115 | Supportive (46), Helpful (25), Encouraging (14), Tips (15), Guiding (11), Present (5) | The supportive midwife | |
65 | Information (22), Pedagogical (19), Communication (16), Inclusive (8) | The informative midwife | |
65 | Competent (38), Professional (27) | The competent midwife | |
Code frequency (expressions) | |||
Ambiguous evaluations | |||
41 | Difficult experience but good support (26), Excusing being neglected (11), Not as expected but ok (4) | Not quite satisfied but thankful and understanding | Managing ambiguous feelings by sympathising with the midwife |
Negative evaluations | |||
22 | Absent midwife (9), Invalidated (7), Badly treated (6) | Invalidated and neglected | The midwifery model of relational care impeded by the labour care organisation |
22 | Too little information midwife to woman/partner (14), Lack of communication midwife-woman or midwife-other staff (4), Midwife didn’t read the birth plan (4) | Lack of information and dialogue | |
20 | Critique of care and routines (10), Opinions on physical environment (10) | Critique of care, routines, and physical environment | |
10 | Pain (4), Epidural too late (4), Negative emotions (2) | Pain and discomfort |