Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: The quality of maternal-fetal and newborn care services in Jordan: a qualitative focus group study
FG1 | Age (years) | Number of Children | Pregnancy status | Type of Visit |
Hospital A. | ||||
 1 | ≥ 40 | 2–3 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 2 | 32–39 | ≤ 1 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 3 | ≥ 40 | ≥ 6 | – | PNC |
 4 | ≥ 40 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 5 | ≥ 40 | 2–3 | In the fourth month | ANC |
FG2 | ||||
 1 | 24–31 | ≤ 1 (1 stillbirth) | In the eighth month | ANC |
 2 | 32–39 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
 3 | ≥ 40 | 2–3 | – | PNC |
 4 | 24–31 | ≤ 1 (1 stillbirth) | – | PNC |
 5 | ≤ 23 | 4–5 | In the fifth month | ANC |
FG3 | ||||
 1 | 24–31 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
 2 | 24–31 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
 3 | ≥ 40 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 4 | 24–31 | 2–3 | In the seventh month | ANC |
FG4 | ||||
 1 | 32–39 | ≥ 6 | In the sixth month | ANC |
 2 | ≥ 40 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
 3 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 4 | 24–31 | 2–3 | In the fifth month | ANC |
Hospital B. | ||||
FG1 | Age (years) | Number of Children | Pregnancy status | Type of Visit |
 1 | 32–39 | 4–5 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 2 | 24–31 | 2–3 | – | PNC |
 3 | ≤ 23 | 2–3 | In the fifth month | ANC |
 4 | 24–31 | 2–3 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 5 | 24–31 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
FG2 | ||||
 1 | 24–31 | 2–3 | – | PNC |
 2 | 24–31 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 3 | 24–31 | 4–5 | In the sixth month | ANC |
 4 | 24–31 | ≥ 6 | – | PNC |
FG3 | ||||
 1 | ≤ 23 | 2–3 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 2 | 24–31 | 2–3 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 3 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | – | PNC |
 4 | ≤ 23 | 2–3 | – | PNC |
FG4 | ||||
 1 | 32–39 | ≥ 6 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 2 | 32–39 | 2–3 | – | PNC |
 3 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | – | PNC |
 4 | ≤ 23 | 2–3 | In the ninth month | ANC |
Hospital C. | ||||
FG1 | Age (years) | Number of Children | Pregnancy status | Type of Visit |
 1 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 2 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | In the fifth month | ANC |
 3 | 32–39 | 2–3 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 4 | 32–39 | 2–3 | – | PNC |
FG2 | ||||
 1 | 32–39 | ≥ 6 | In the seventh month | ANC |
 2 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 3 | 32–39 | 4–5 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 4 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | – | PNC |
 5 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | – | PNC |
FG3 | ||||
 1 | 24–31 | ≤ 1 | In the ninth month | ANC |
 2 | 24–31 | ≤ 1 | In the seventh month | ANC |
 3 | 24–31 | ≤ 1 | – | PNC |
 4 | 24–31 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
FG4 | ||||
 1 | 32–39 | 2–3 | In the eighth month | ANC |
 2 | 32–39 | 4–5 | – | PNC |
 3 | ≤ 23 | ≤ 1 | – | PNC |
 4 | 24–31 | 2–3 | In the ninth month | ANC |