Table 5.
Excerpts about ability to rely on others and prenatal anxiety
| Quote # | Type* | Quotation |
|---|---|---|
| Theme/Source: Relying on Conjugal and Natal Family | ||
| 1 | PW | They don’t help me, meaning I wash my child’s clothes myself, whether I have the health or not. I wash my own clothes […] I do all my work myself, even making bread, whether I have strength or not, whether I live or die. (M13) |
| 2 | PW | My sister has come to my home and relaxed me throughout the nine months. She tells me […] everything is alright and helps me out [with chores]. (M15) |
| 3 | PW | If a little care and concern is shown to a woman during pregnancy, that would be enough for her. If care is not provided, then I can say that I feel insecure. (M15) |
| 4 | HP | At the end, most women are worried about their family being bothered on account of them. Families have to take care of their kids and get disturbed, so in the end they become tense [and] want to be discharged as soon as possible. (P9) |
| 5 | HP | When you see such women, they look depressed. They get angry about minor issues. When we ask them why they don’t take care of themselves, they respond that their family members do not bring them to the hospital. They also say that their mothers-in-law are too strict to bring them to the hospital on time (P5). |
| 6 | HP | When they feel that the degree of care I need and the care I have a right to is not being provided, then obviously the reaction is anger, depression, and deprivation […] And those girls who stay in this state for a long period, they often will come here and easily start weeping at something, or they are not gaining weight or not properly eating their medicine […] they start experiencing intra-uterine growth restriction and such problems. (P1) |
| 7 | HP | The thing is, how much support does she have? Patients cope very well if good family support is available. (P2) |
| Theme/Source: Relying on Husband | ||
| 8 | PW | No one has helped me, they [my in-laws] just talked behind my back and tried to create problems for me. However, what matters is the support and cooperation of my husband. (M18) |
| 9 | PW | Husbands listen more to their family, including their mothers and sisters, and ignore their wives, so one must make them understand the importance of their wives’ health. (M15) |
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Participant type: PW= Pregnant Woman; HP = Healthcare Provider