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Unplanned pregnancy after graduating from university. Supported by partner but felt a lack of institutional support for young, unmarried women. Looking forward to balancing motherhood with a career.
Children’ 1, aged 4 months at time of interview. Occupations Mother- post graduate student, Father- Engineer. Marital status single. Ethnic background’ Mixed Irish/Polynesian. Read by an actor.
First pregnancy through ICSI IVF. Experienced hyper ovarian stimulation. Induced at 42 weeks with birth by emergency section. Second pregnancy occurred naturally 7 months after birth of first child.
Children’ 1, aged 15 months at time of interview. Occupations Mother- GP, Father- physicist. Marital status married. Ethnic background’ White British.
First child had heart defect detected antenatally and long period of critical illness after birth. Mother had reactive depression in response to his illness. Second child healthy. Mother had postnatal depression related to extreme worry about her health.
Children’ 2, aged 2′ and 8 months at time of interview. Occupations Mother- TV producer, Father- university lecturer. Marital status married. Ethnic background’ White British.
Normal pregnancy. Breech presentation resolved through successful ECV. Induction at 42 weeks. Forceps delivery. Difficulty with breastfeeding. Importance of managing expectations of pregnancy and birth realistically.
Children’ 1, aged 17 months at time of interview. Occupations Mother- publisher, Father- environmental consultant. Marital status married. Ethnic background’ White British.
Apparently normal pregnancy, after problems with endometriosis. Vasa praevia discovered during labour. Baby needed resuscitation and intensive care, but recovered well with no long-term problems as originally feared.
Children’ 1, aged 5 at time of interview. Occupations Mother- special needs teacher, Father- engineering co-ordinator. Marital status married. Ethnic background’ White British.
Normal pregnancy apart from episode of severe pain (suspected ectopic) and high blood sugar. Caesarean birth. Was not able to breastfeed. Recovery from caesarean took longer than expected.
Children’ 1, aged 15 months at time of interview. Occupations Mother- full-time mother. Marital status married. Ethnic Background’ White British. Played by an actor.
Recently married woman from Pakistan in her first pregnancy. Would like more information and advice in her own language.
Occupations Mother- housewife, Father- chef. Marital status married. Ethnic background’ Pakistani. Audio interview in Punjabi.
Mother of 1 child, married to her first cousin. 2nd pregnancy' 12-week scan normal. 20-week scan detected anomalies in the baby's brain. Specialist scan confirmed multiple abnormalities. Pregnancy ended at 20 weeks by induction. Post mortem indicated baby had proliferative vasculopathy with hydrocephaly (Fowler syndrome). Sent for genetic counselling, established she and her husband carriers of gene responsible for syndrome. She was pregnant at time of interview.
Pregnancy ended in 2004. No. of children at time of interview’ 1. Age of other child’ 2. Occupations Mother – mother, Father – factory worker. Marital status married. Ethnic background’...
Father of 2 children (1st and 3rd pregnancies, see also EAP36). 2nd pregnancy' 20-week scan detected anomalies. Sent for specialist scan, baby diagnosed with holoprosencephaly. Amniocentesis. Pregnancy ended by induction at 21 weeks. Genetic counselling. 4th pregnancy' 12-week scan anomalies detected - baby diagnosed with anencephaly. Pregnancy ended surgically at 13 weeks, his wife had gynaecological complications after the termination. Expecting another baby at time of interview.
Interview with father. Pregnancies ended in 2000 & 2004. No. of children at time of interview’ 2 + [2]. Ages of other children’ 5, 2. Occupations Father – software engineer,...
Mother of 2 children (1st and 3rd pregnancies). 2nd pregnancy' 20-week scan detected anomalies. Sent for specialist scan, baby diagnosed with holoprosencephaly. Amniocentesis. Pregnancy ended by induction at 21 weeks. She experienced post-natal depression. Sent for genetic counselling. 4th pregnancy' 12-week scan anomalies detected - baby diagnosed with anencephaly. Pregnancy ended surgically at 13 weeks. She had gynaecological problems following termination. She was pregnant at time of interview.
Pregnancies ended in 2000 and 2004. No. of children at time of interview’ 2 + [2]. Ages of other children’ 5, 2. Occupations Mother – mother, formerly technical trainer, Father...
