Table 2 Examples of the analysis process of the 23 transcribed telephone interviews regarding receiving an invitation to the randomized controlled trial
Interview | Original statement | Subcategory | Main category |
|---|---|---|---|
16 | Mm, they asked when I got in there [labour ward], if I wanted to participate in this study, and I had heard about it before also at the midwife, that this study existed. | Where did the woman get information? | Timing of trial information and understanding |
7 | I think it is always important to contribute to everything like that [the RCT], which can improve care and research and everything like that. Because I know it is necessary. I said yes to participate pretty quickly, but then they said: “Yes, but you don’t have to decide now, you have to think.” “Yes, but I don’t have to think about it, it’s okay, I can be part of it.” | Wants to contribute to research | Reasons to consent or decline |
9 | I might not have conceived of such a thing, with a vacuum-assisted delivery. I probably didn’t even want to think about it, so that was probably when I got [a feeling] – yeah, that could happen. | Complications became actual and real | Thoughts evoked regarding childbirth |