Chapter 6 128 Table 6.2 - Demographic features of participants. Demographic characteristic Category Focus group discussion Women with (initially) unintended pregnancies (n=3) Women without children (n=5) Women with intended motherhood (n=9) Age 20-30 0 2 0 31-40 0 0 2 41-50 0 1 1 51-60 0 2 2 61-70 2 0 3 Unknowna 1 0 1 Occupation Employed 0 2 2 Unemployed 0 1 0 Declared unfit for employment 0 2 4 Unknowna 3 0 3 aInformation may not be available for all participants, as noted by the ‘unknown’ lines. This table presents the demographic characteristics of participants ( n = 17), including participants per age category and employment status in each focus group discussion Table 6.3 - History of pregnancy and psychiatric disorder(s) of participants. Demographic characteristic Category Focus group discussion Women with (initially) unintended pregnancies (n=3) Women without children (n=5) Women with intended motherhood (n=9) History of pregnancy Primipara 1 0 5 Multipara 2 0 4 Abortion or miscarriage 2 0 1 Parent Yes 2 0 9 No 1 5 0 (History of) psychiatric disorder per category a Anxiety disorders 1 0 5 Mood disorders 2 4 4 Psychotic disorders 0 0 1 Personality disorders 1 0 1 Neurodevelopmental disorders 1 5 3 Trauma related disorders 3 2 3 aMultiple psychiatric disorders per person are possible, all participants described ≥ 1 disorder This table presents the demographic characteristics of participants ( n = 17), including obstetric (pregnancies and parenthood) and psychiatric disorder history in each focus group discussion Framework Our findings are presented within the context of an adapted version of the “Narrative Framework”. While the original framework highlights “Shadow of the past” and “Shadow of the future” as primary themes, our findings expanded this framework by incorporating two additional themes, namely “Reflections on the decision” and
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