Table 1.
Characteristics of qualitative research participants, South London, 2022 (total N = 58)
| Characteristic | Pregnant /Post-partum womena | Service providers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interviewees, n (N = 31) | FGD particip., n (N = 7) | Interviewees, n (N = 20) | |
| Ageb | |||
| < 30 years | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 – 40 years | 24 | 6 | 4 |
| > 40 years | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Genderc | |||
| Female | 31 | 7 | 18 |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Asian/Asian British | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Black/Black British—Afr./ Carib | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| White British | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Other white | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Mixed/Multiple/Other | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| IMD decile | |||
| 1–2 (most deprived) | 7 | 1 | - |
| 3–4 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 5–6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 7–8 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 9–10 (least deprived) | 0 | 0 | - |
| No data/ no full post code given | 10 | 4 | - |
| Borough in South London | |||
| Southwark | 14 | 5 | - |
| Lambeth | 8 | 2 | - |
| Lewisham | 4 | 0 | |
| Otherd | 5 | 0 | - |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 17 | - | 7 |
| Muslim | 6 | - | 0 |
| None/ Agnostic/ Atheist | 7 | - | 10 |
| Other | 1 | - | 3 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/ in partnership | 22 | - | - |
| Not married/ in partnership | 9 | - | - |
| Highest level of education | |||
| Primary or secondary school | 5 | - | 0 |
| College | 4 | - | 1 |
| Undergraduate degree (e.g. BA) | 11 | - | 12 |
| Postgraduate (e.g. MSc, Dipl.) | 11 | - | 7 |
| Employment | |||
| Yes, full-time | 17 | - | 16 |
| Yes, part-time | 4 | - | 4 |
| No | 10 | - | 0 |
| Profession | |||
| Midwife | - | - | 12 |
| GPe | - | - | 2 |
| Pharmacist/Pharmacy manager | - | - | 3 |
| Otherf | - | - | 4 |
| Delivery/Due dateg | |||
| Spring/Summer 21 (May-Aug21) | 7 | 0 | - |
| Autumn 21 ( Sep-Nov21) | 4 | 1 | - |
| Winter 21/22 (Dec21-Feb22) | 6 | 3 | - |
| Spring 22 (Mar-May22) | 8 | 1 | - |
| Summer 22 (Jun-Aug22) | 5 | 2 | - |
| Autumn 22 (Sep-Nov22) | 2 | 0 | - |
| Older child/ previous life birth(s) | |||
| Yes | 12 | 2 | - |
| Vaccination in pregnancy | |||
| Took/ plans to take all vaccines | 9 | 5 | - |
| Took/ plans to take some vaccines | 14 | 2 | - |
| Took/ plans to take no vaccines | 8 | 0 | - |
FGD particip Focus group discussion participants, IMD 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation [45]
an = 4 pregnant and n = 28 post-partum interviewees (one interviewee was pregnant and post-partum); n = 1 pregnant and n = 6 post-partum FGD participants
bAge: Mean age of pregnant/post-partum interviewees: 33.7 (range 21–49); Mean age of providers: 38.8 (range 24–59)
cGender: No participant with non-binary/other gender
dBorough of London-other: Croydon (n = 2), Bexley (n = 1), Sutton (n = 1), Wandsworth (n = 1)
eProfession-GP: Data do not add up to 20, as one of the GPs was also a post-partum woman and counted among these
fProfession-other: 1 community engagement officer, 1 digital health specialist, 1 maternity support worker, 1 public health specialist
gDelivery/Due date: Data add up to N = 32, instead of N = 31, as one interviewee was ‘double eligible’, i.e. pregnant and post-partum