Characteristic | No. of participants* n = 10 |
---|---|
Age, mean (range), yr | 36.9 (30–41) |
Country of birth | |
Canada | 9 |
Other | 1 |
Geographic location | |
Toronto | 7 |
Outside Toronto | 3 |
Heterosexual | 10 |
Married | 10 |
Cohabiting with partner | 10 |
No. of children in household† | |
Singleton | 13 |
Twins | 1 |
Employment status at time of interview | |
Participant | |
Maternity leave | 5 |
Working outside home | 2 |
Working from home | 1 |
Primary caregiver | 2 |
Partner | |
Employed full-time | 10 |
Live-in nanny | 1 |
Previous cesarean birth | |
Planned | 4 |
Unplanned | 2 |
Emergent‡ | 4 |
Presence of partner during standard cesarean birth | 10 |
Presence of partner during skin-to-skin cesarean birth | 10 |
Timing of interview, mean no. of months post partum (range) | 11.2 (1–19) |