Table 2.

Themes, categories and sub-categories from midwives’ experiences

	Themes	Categories	Sub-Categories
1	Interventions for preventing PPH	Antenatal care interventions Interventions for preventing PPH during labour and childbirth	Antenatal assessment, diagnosis and treatment of anaemia Antenatal education and health promotion
2	Approaches to PPH management	Medical care Emotional care
3	Challenges associated with prevention and management of PPH	Issues with access to maternity care Effects of inadequate resources on prevention and management of PPH
4	Ways of supporting midwives to overcome the challenges of preventing and managing PPH in rural health care settings