Table 3 Overview of identified themes
Main category | Sub-categories |
|---|---|
1. Lack of support for partners | 1.1 Partners are stay home more often |
1.2 No tools to assess partners | |
1.3 No opportunity to talk with partners | |
2. Difficulty in talking face to face | 2.1 Refusal to allow home visits |
2.2 Mothers are overly sensitive | |
3. Inability to offer family assistance | 3.1 Inability to ask for support from one’s parents |
3.2 Inability to use postpartum care facilities | |
3.3 No place to leave the baby to give the mother time to rest | |
4. Anxiety about being a source of infection | 4.1 Stress about being a potential source of infection |
4.2 Stress regarding close physical contact | |
4.3 Concern about infection control during visits |