TABLE 1.

Interview guide and probe questions.

Q1. How did you end up giving birth in Austria?
	What was your parents’ reaction? Did you consider going back to your home country to give birth? What kind of jobs did you have before and after birth?
Q2. What do you remember about the birth and after in the hospital?
	Did you breastfeed and how did it go? What were you told to eat or drink, or not to when breastfeeding? What do you remember the most in the hospital? How satisfied were you with the food in the hospital? How satisfied were you with the amount of rest and sleep you got in the hospital?
Q3. Could you explain a typical day at home right after birth?
	Was your husband able to take leave from work? Who provided support at home and what kind of support did you get? How satisfied were you with the food you had at home? How satisfied were you with the amount of rest and sleep you got at home? What did you do when you were not feeling well? Did you take any Chinese/Japanese medicine during the postnatal period?
Q4. How do you keep in contact with your family back home and your Chinese/Japanese friends in Austria? How often do you stay in touch?
	Around the time when you were pregnant/after birth? Around the time after birth? Now?
Q5. Could you describe yours and your family language skills and inter-cultural experiences?
	How would you rate your German, English or any other language skills? How well does your husband speak Chinese/Japanese/German? How well do your parents speak English or German? Have they ever lived outside their countries of birth? What language(s) do you use when you speak to your husband, parents and child(ren)? Does your husband also take Chinese or Japanese medicine?