Table 3.

Women’s recommendations for improving follow up after CS

Information about CS and recovery (INFORMATION-SHARING)	“Maybe like a description of what layers they cut through or explaining it. How your wound feels” 1079 “just reassurance that it might hurt A lot.” 1079
Breastfeeding (INFORMATION-SHARING)	“I knew breastfeeding positions from my job, about the best ones to do when you've had a section but for other women, you know there's certain positions which are nicer on the belly.” 1079
Access to Physiotherapy (HEALTH SYSTEMS)	“I think if anything I think the other thing that actually has just come to mind that is i'm just astounded by the fact that there's no physio,” 1020
	“I was fortunate in that I could go to a physio who specialized in after for women's care.” 1004
Wound Checks (HEALTH SYSTEMS)	“with our GP and I asked him, I asked him to check my incision he wasn't he wasn't going to, and I was like just check and make sure it's all okay” 1056