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. 2013 Spring;22(2):103–112. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.22.2.103

TABLE 1. Interview Guide.

  • Warm-up:

    • 1

      How has your pregnancy been going so far

    • 2

      Do you know if you’re having a boy or a girl? Have you picked out names?

    • 3

      Are you around babies a lot already?

  • Transition:

    • 4

      Is being pregnant how you thought it would be?

  • Focus

    • 5

      What do you think of giving birth?

    • 6

      Is there anything you hope for?

    • 7

      Do you have any concerns or fears?

    • 8

      What do you think labor will be like?

    • 9

      What do you think the baby being born will be like?

    • 10

      Do you feel you’re well-informed about what kinds of things will or might happen?

    • 11

      How did you form your expectations of childbirth?

    • 12

      Have you ever been present at another person’s birth?

    • 13

      Who do you expect to be with you when you go into labor? What do you expect them to do while they’re with you?

    • 14

      What do you think the role of the doctors or midwives will be? What do you think the role of the nurses will be?

    • 15

      What about your role? What do you think your role as the patient will be?

    • 16

      What do you think will be the most important to you during the whole process? The least important?