Table II.

Main theme, themes and subthemes

Main theme	Being at a point of no return
Themes	Subthemes	Articles
To suffer consequences from traumatic births	To live with terrible birth experiences	35,36,38,39,41–44,46,47
	To live with stories of terrible childbirth	34–37,39–42,46
To lack warranty and understanding	To lose control	34–44,42,45–47
	To lack understanding	35,39,40,42,46,47
	To fear pain and injury	34–37,39,41–44 46,47
To face the fear	To manage the fear	35,36,40,42 45,46
	To seek support	34,35,38–40,43,45,46
	To have caesarean section as an emergency exit	34,37–39,44