TABLE 4.

Negative Pregnancy Effects: Examples of Responses

Primigravid Mothers (n = 50)
Subcategories	Responses (%)*	Examples
Pregnancy symptoms	55	“I did not like having morning sickness, or being pregnant in the summer.”
		“I felt awkward.”
Role challenges	32	“I worry if I will be a good mother.”
		“I worry about balance of work and motherhood.”
Family adjustment	11	“Concerns about spouse adjusting to a new baby.”
		“I wonder how we will manage new family responsibilities.”
Pregnancy adjustment	2	“I do not feel like doing things I did before I was pregnant.”
		“The inconvenience of hours of prenatal appointments.”
Multigravid Mothers (n = 50)
Subcategories	Responses (%)	Examples
Pregnancy symptoms	48	“I was much more tired.”
		“I did not sleep well at night.”
Role challenges	30	“How will I balance being a wife and a mother to a second child?”
		“How will I adjust to returning to work with two children?”
Family adjustment	19	“Worry that our older child will not adjust to the new baby.”
		“How will I take care of three children?”
Pregnancy adjustment	3	“Finding good childcare.”
		“I am tired of being pregnant;”

^*Indicates the percentage of the women in each group who replied to the open-ended questions with a response conceptually matching this category (Morse & Field, 1995).