Table 2.

Themes and subthemes of reported patient experiences and barriers in a postpartum intervention clinic

Aim	Themes	Subthemes
Patient Experiences	1. Patients found the clinic useful	1. Informative 2. Thorough in assessment 3. Practitioner gave practical recommendations 4. Provided motivation to make changes to reduce cardiovascular risk 5. Used resources provided 6. Made lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk
	2. Patients want more regular clinic appointments	1. Regular clinic appointments are important 2. Time between appointments is too long 3. Want yearly appointments 4. Want ability to book additional appointments 5. Want contact between appointments (phone calls, newsletters, online groups)
Barriers	3. The process of the referral and appointments was unclear	1. Not told about clinic referral during care 2. Received appointment letter and did not understand
	4. Missing and incorrect appointment letters and forms	1. Missing appointment letters 2. Did not receive pathology request forms 3. Received incorrect waiting list letter