Table 3.

Example responses when participants were asked how they felt about services being suspended/canceled.

Feeling	Example quotes
Anxiety	“As this is my first baby, I am extremely anxious. I am not from the U.K. (my husband is) and definitely feel that my care would have been better elsewhere” (P46). “Nervous—lack of reassurance & information” (P93). “Anxious and angry” (P225).
Neutral	“Ok, not ideal but the best of a difficult decision I think” (P590). “Feeling perfectly fine so have no concerns” (P919). “It reduces my contact with other people so it's preferable at this stage” (P302).
Sad	“Sad. This is my first baby, and I don't feel I'm getting the same experience regarding antenatal care as would be usual in normal circumstances” (P314). “Upset as haven't heard my baby's heartbeat at all” (P373). “Very unhappy about the safety my pregnancy especially after previous delivery problems” (P428).
Frustrated	“Frustrated and nervous that important appointments will be taken away from me. If grocery stores are deemed essential, how is it that many Dr. appointments get canceled? They are essential services!” (P459). “Frustrated and disappointed. I have had no support or contact from the community midwife team. My hypertension diagnosis was almost missed due to lack of appointments” (P666). “It made me very frustrated. I understood why but I felt like I wasn't able to make fully informed decisions or know if I would need further testing or not” (P445).
Neglected	“A bit abandoned as first pregnancy and would like confirmation that all is ok” (P87). “Neglected. Not getting the care I was originally told I needed” (P214). “I have never actually spoken nor met my assigned midwife, for all appointments I have had to chase or ascertain whether they were going ahead, and via which means” (P952).