Table 1.

Significant Statements and Formulated Meanings for the Themes

Theme	Significant Statements	Formulated Meanings
Pregnancy: Feeling Minimized, Unheard, and Overwhelmed	I remember trying to describe how bad I was feeling to my doctor and him essentially brushing it off. That was hard.	The woman tried to describe how bad she was feeling but her doctor essentially brushed it off.
Attempting and Trying but Not Treated: Living with Pain and Pain Interference	However, once I began feeling better, they…decided I no longer needed to be seen. I continued to walk about a mile a day so that I would stay active but the pain in my pubic symphysis eventually came back. I felt I was right back where I started and that nothing would ever make this pain go away.	The woman was receiving treatments for her pain but once she was feeling better the providers decided to stop the treatments. The woman tried to stay active but the pain came back. The woman felt like she was back where she started and nothing would make the pain go away.
Pain, Sleep Loss, and Suffering	“The pain was in my sciatic nerve which progressed each day to where I could hardly walk…It interrupted by sleep, prevented me from being able to carry my toddler…	The woman had sciatic nerve pain that progressed to the point where she could hardly walk. The pain interrupted her sleep and prevented her from carrying her toddler.
Pain and Depressive Symptoms: Helpless, Hopeless & Suffering	I would lay down to get some sleep, and it [pain] would be excruciating, I would opt to sit up and it would be even worse. It was a back and forth battle all the time, which eventually lead to depression and sadness…	The woman would lay down to sleep, but the pain was excruciating so she opted to sit up and it became worse. It was a back and forth battle all the time and eventually led to depression and sadness.