Table 2 Showing analysis process from raw data to theme
Raw data | Subtheme | Subtheme description | Theme | Theme description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
‘It’s hard to put in words how it felt to know I could still provide breast milk for the baby…it felt like an army of invisible mothers looking after us and felt very emotional and still does when I think back to it.’ | Feeling connected to other mothers | Women felt supported by and connected to a network of other women who had been kind enough to donate their milk to strangers | Feeling supported and care for | The experience of receiving DHM from a milk bank helped mothers feel that someone was listening to them, seeing their desire to give their baby DHM and supporting them |