Table 4.
Categories coding frame part 2
| Main category | Number of quotes | Frequency of total (%) | Subcategory | Number of quotes | Frequency of total (%) | Concept | Number of quotes | Frequency of total (%) |
| I want a specific model of care | 1796 | 17.80 | Midwifery continuity model | 1107 | 10.97 | Employ a private midwife | 625 | 6.19 |
| Seek continuity of care with a midwife | 482 | 4.78 | ||||||
| I don’t want the model or care provider I had last time | 350 | 3.47 | ||||||
| Private obstetric model | 280 | 2.78 | ||||||
| Use the public system | 59 | 0.58 | ||||||
| I want better access as I don’t currently have it | 294 | 2.91 | Equitable access to homebirth and private midwives | 193 | 1.91 | Restricted for financial reasons | 94 | 0.93 |
| Restricted due to location or capacity | 55 | 0.55 | ||||||
| Restricted due to risk factors | 19 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Other reasons | 25 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Equitable access to midwifery group practice | 74 | 0.73 | Restricted due to location or capacity | 33 | 0.33 | |||
| Restricted due to risk factors | 15 | 0.15 | ||||||
| Other reasons | 26 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Equitable access to quality healthcare | 27 | 0.27 | ||||||
| I don’t want to change anything | 1027 | 10.18 | I would 100% choose the same | 935 | 9.27 | |||
| Probably not or unsure | 92 | 0.91 | ||||||
| I don’t want another pregnancy | 142 | 1.41 | I won’t be having another baby | 64 | 0.63 | |||
| Avoiding another birth due to fear or trauma from past experience | 59 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Avoiding pregnancy due to medical condition | 19 | 0.19 |
Table 4 list the main categories, subcategories and concepts. Where a subcategory did not separate into concepts the area has remained shaded/grey in the table.