Women's experiences of maternity service reconfiguration during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore women's experiences of maternity service reconfiguration during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Design

Qualitative interview study.

Setting

South London, United Kingdom.

Participants

Women (N=23) who gave birth between March and August 2020 in one of the ten South London maternity hospitals.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted (N=23), via video-conferencing software. Transcribed interviews were analysed 'by hand' using Microsoft Word. Template analysis was selected to code, analyse, and interpret data, according to the findings of a recently-published national survey of maternity service reconfiguration across the UK in response to COVID-19.

Findings

Three main themes emerged through analysi

SUBMITTER: Silverio SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756856 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature