Table 1 Interview guide
Theme | Interview Questions and Probes |
|---|---|
Background | Can you tell me about yourself?  • Age  • Job/school  • Living arrangements  • Initiation of substance use |
Pregnancy and delivery | How did you find out that you were pregnant?  • What has it been like?  • Were there things that made your pregnancy easier or harder?  • Has anyone been an important part of your pregnancy experience?  • Do you think about the future for you and your baby? o What does that look like? |
What was your delivery experience like?  • What was your time like in the hospital after the baby was born?  • How was your pain managed during labor?  • How was your pain managed after delivery?  • What was the baby’s time like in the hospital after he/she was born? | |
What were the first few days like at home with you and the baby?  • How was the baby sleeping and feeding?  • Did you have any visitors? | |
What was like the first few weeks at home with the baby.  • Were there things that made the first few weeks at home easier or harder? | |
How did substance use influence your birth experience if at all? | |
Treatment | What kind of substance and other factors brought you into treatment? |
How did you decide to seek treatment for substance use? | |
What has your experience been like at the treatment center? | |
Have you been able to become sober?  • Why/why not? | |
Suggestions and Recommendations | If you had a room full of doctors and nurses, what would you want them to know about your experience during pregnancy and delivery? What would you want other mothers to know who may be in a similar situation as yours? |