Table 2 Themes, sub themes and meanings
Theme | Sub theme | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Social expectation | Birthing process | Normal consequence, worse in subsequent delivery |
Keeping it hidden | Self-preservation, avoiding shame, waiting to be asked | |
Trusted space | Finding a voice | Safe environment to tell, Being safe, knowing someone understands, listen too, sensitive questions, help me understand the words |
Confusion | Understanding | embarrassing words, defining words, capture variability |