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

Appendix 5: Reflective notes
Nnese seems upset about her husband's lack or support for a home birth, but
determined to have her baby at home. It was a bit difficult to conduc-t the interview
because Nnese's son was in the room and wanting attention from her, or making too
much noise. However, despite this, Nnese put her point ofview across clearly.
Perhaps I did not give Nnese adequate time to discuss all factors affecting her decision,
or maybe I did not use the right prompts?
As soon as the tape recorder was switched off, she talked at length about the
things she does not like about the hospital. These included cleanliness, which seems to
be the main factor. She says the toilet and bath are not cleaned properly, and that too
many people use the bed linen. She also talked about shortage ors-taif, which often
results in women not having any midwife with them during labour, and she did not
want that to happen to her. Noise from other women's babies was another factor she
did not like about the hospital environment.
In the coming interviews, perhaps I should prompt for these issues ifthey are
not spontaneously mentioned. The interview was interesting because Nnese is a
midwife, so it was interesting to hear her give the same reasons as other women for
wanting a home birth. It was also interesting to hear about how midwives may feel
about providing home births, having at one point opposed home births herself
Appendix 6: Nnese's transcript
N nese, I would like you to please tell me about your decision to have a home birth
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