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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2016 Feb 26;154:100–109. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.02.033

Table 4.

Interview guide.

Topic Joint interview Individual interviews
First Interview
Experiences

  • Please tell me about this pregnancy, from the beginning.

  • Could you share how you have been feeling, all along the way?

  • What reactions have you had from others?

  • How has this been for you?

  • Do you see things differently than your spouse?
Needs (Developmental
 Tasks)

  • Tell me about what is important, right now.

  • What do you need or expect from others?

  • What is your focus, right now? (regarding pregnancy and the baby, your family)
Subsequent Interviews

  • Please share with me, the events of the past several weeks

  • What plans do you have about labor and birth?

  • How was it for you, to meet your baby (use name)?

  • How has this experience affected your relationship with each other?

  • How are you doing, personally?

  • Are there unfinished issues for you?

  • Is there anything that we talked about with your spouse that you would like to say more about, here?