Women's Decision-Making And Factors Affecting Their Choice Of ...

that presentation of much of the data allows the reader to see what they can see in
the data, and is a way of sharing the wealth and invites others to continue the
inquiry and the conversation (Chenail 1994). Other authors have adopted the
same style (Boydell, Goering, and Morrell-Bellai 2000; Karp and Tanarugsachock
2000; Lavender, Walkinshaw, and Walton 1999; Sandelowski and Jones 1996;
Waitzkin 1991).
When quotations from raw data are used in published papers, the authors
often omit the identifications, normally pseudonyms they used for participants
who provided the particular data (Boydell, Goering, and Morrell-Bellai 2000;
Karp and Tanarugsachock 2000; Lavender, Walkinshaw, and Walton 1999;
Sandelowski and Jones 1996). This would make it difficult to discern whether the
information used is from one participant, or a number of them. In this study,
pseudonyms for participants are used in all the quotations. As well as showing
the variety of respondents who provided the data, it also allows anyone interested
in any particular interview transcript to easily identify it.
The study aims were presented to the women, and the opening statement at
the interview was:
Please tell me about your decision to have your baby at home/ hospital
(depending on the chosen place).
This evoked a variety of responses from the women, covering different
subjects. The next section explores issues raised by women about their decision-
making, but first the demographic variables are presented.
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