Table 2.

Interview questions

Questions for interviews
Can you tell me about your experiences of being pregnant/giving birth/early parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic?
What changes to your pregnancy care did you experience as a result of COVID-19?
How did COVID-19 restrictions impact upon your partner, family and/or social support?
What changes to your birth care did you experience as a result of COVID-19?
Did your maternity care differ from what you expected it would be?
What changes to your postnatal care and early motherhood did you experience as a result of COVID-19?
Did you make any active decisions yourself to change your pregnancy/birth/postnatal plans as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions?
What could your care provider/service have done to make your experience better?
COVID has had a huge impact – what might be some of the positive aspects of this pandemic in terms of provision of maternity care?