Table 1.

Characteristics of the eight participants in the qualitative study on Somali women’s experiences with maternity care in Norway, December 2023 – January 2024

Participant	Number of children	Mother’s birth year	Year came to Norway	Companion during childbirth	Education level	The year of birth of the last child
1	6	1984	2009	Husband	Not completed primary school	2023
2	3	1995	2016	Husband	Not completed primary school	2022
3	2	1992	2011	Husband	Primary school	2021
4	2	1985	2008	Friend	Primary school	2021
5	3	1993	2018	Husband	Primary school	2022
6	4	1984	2014	None	Not completed primary school	2022
7	3	1985	2018	Husband	Not completed primary school	2021
8	4	1980	2007	None	Primary school	2022