Note. Negotiating the Journey is divided into three phases: Exploring the Unknown, Making It Real, and Sensing the Readiness. Phase III contains two boxes within the larger box to represent the process indicators and an outcome indicator resulting from successful completion of Phase I and Phase II. The vertical wording of “Completing Childbirth Education Classes” indicates the critical juncture of the negotiating process. The lines with the “±” signs between Phase II and Phase III indicate that completion of classes has a positive impact on Phase III and the lack of completion of classes may have a negative impact on Phase III.

Negotiating the Journey