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. 2023 Jun 8;18(6):e0285270. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285270

Table 2. Themes and sub-themes at both timepoints.

Timepoint 1 (T1)–Initial Lockdown Restrictions in the UK (Commenced 23 March 2020) Timepoint 2 (T2)–Initial Easing of Lockdown Restrictions in the UK (Commenced 11 May 2020)
THEME SUB-THEME THEME SUB-THEME
A Mindful Pregnancy Listening to Your Physical and Emotional Needs Coping with Lockdown Restrictions A Slower Pace of Life
Controlling What You Can and Disengaging from What You Can’t Being Kind and Keeping Structure
It’s a Grieving Process Lonely and Anxious Robbed of our Pregnancy Unmet Expectations and Feeling Guilty
Lost Freedoms and Unmet Expectations The Voice of Others Feels Loud
Left in the Dark