Exploring mothers’ experiences of perinatal care in Cyprus: Babies Born Better survey

Table 4 Thematic areas emerging from the study

Thematic Areas	Sub-themes
Relationship with health professionals	The behavior of health professionals towards mothers
	Midwifery model vs medical model of care
	Experience and expertise/ professionalism of health professionals
Establishment of breastfeeding	Education / Promotion of breastfeeding
	Rooming in
	Imitate of Breastfeeding and skin to skin
Childbirth Rights	Respect of maternal choices and desires
Childbirth Rights	Consent after being informed
Birth environment	Equipment
	Single en-suite rooms
	Friendly and Beautiful Environment
	Cleanliness
	Good food
	Easy access to NICU
Choice of Birth mode	Promotion of vaginal birth
Choice of Birth mode	Avoidance of interventions

The thematic areas were: 1. “Relationship with health professionals”, 2. “Establishment of breastfeeding”, 3. “Childbirth rights”, 4. “Birth environment and care”, 5. “Choice of birth mode”

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