Disempowering women—a mixed methods study exploring informational support about pain persisting after childbirth and its consequences

Table 2 Characteristics of the participants in the in-depth interviews (n = 20)

Pseudonym	Age (years)	Months since birth	Pain onset	Mode of birth	Parity	Country of birth	Educational level	Marital status
Anna	28	9	Pregnancy + birth	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Cecilia	34	11	Birth	Vaginal birth	Multipara	Sweden	College	Married
Pia	36	13	Birth	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Elin	43	12	Birth	Caesarean section	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Ida	32	12	Pregnancy	Caesarean section	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Irene	25	9	Birth	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Emelie	36	10	Birth	Caesarean section	Primipara	Sweden	College	Cohabitant
Linda	39	11	Pregnancy + birth	Caesarean section	Multipara	Poland	Upper secondary school	Married
Rita	32	11	Birth	Vaginal birth	Multipara	Sweden	Upper secondary school	Married
Maria	40	9	Birth	Caesarean section	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Ester	41	11	Pregnancy + birth	Vaginal birth	Multipara	Sweden	College	Married
Mia	27	13	Pregnancy + birth	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	Upper secondary school	Married
Karin	36	11	Pregnancy	Caesarean section	Primipara	Mexico	College	Married
Frida	33	11	Pregnancy + birth	Caesarean section	Primipara	Chile	College	Single
Hanna	31	12	Pregnancy	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	Upper secondary school	Married
Laura	38	14	Pregnancy + birth	Vaginal birth	Multipara	Sweden	College	Married
Erika	31	14	Birth	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Paula	28	12	Pregnancy + birth	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	Elementary school	Married
Sara	35	14	Pregnancy	Vaginal birth	Primipara	Sweden	College	Married
Klara	27	13	Pregnancy	Vaginal birth	Multipara	Sweden	College	Married

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