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and one of the participants shows how the woman involved interpreted the<br />

question about where to have a baby:<br />

Mavnpenene: I wAs just asked where I wanted to have ntu babu <strong>And</strong> when<br />

I saeol F that was et, it wasn't taken anu fu.rther thee oledn't evevt explaen the<br />

difference between. the two hospitals, when ( saLd F that was et.<br />

Researcher: When you were asked where you wanted to have your baby, what did<br />

you understand the question to mean?<br />

makk.penekte: j u_st the Lae ra L wh A t,.. I wasn't as ked a bout wa LAti.vte a<br />

home berth or anuthens leke that. t wasn't asked ef I wanted a home berth. I<br />

just took it to mean whech hospital do I want to go to.<br />

Some women planning a hospital birth said they were not informed they<br />

could have a home birth, however, they were still happy to be planning a hospital<br />

birth:<br />

K.hurno: Well, I was onlu told about [names of two hospitals] thee<br />

dedn't suggest a home berth to be honest, and I wasik't Lookeng -for one and (<br />

don't know what the setu.ateon would have been ef I reallu wanted one, so, (<br />

mean I don't know Wilat the setu.ateon would have been ef I reallu wanted one,<br />

but I was ctetite hoppU to steck with [ncinte o-f hospital" found the care veru<br />

good there.<br />

Leungo:1 then at the bookeng veset I was asked whech hospetal t would<br />

be gang to, home berth wasn't menteoned. Now we are tallzeng about et. I thenk<br />

perhaps et should have been ntenteoned as a matter of course. "FAA I feel.<br />

personallu that t, uou know, that I'm entetlegent enough to decede whether I<br />

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