Women
Women were recruited via invitations sent from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and via social network channels (e.g. Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook). Women were eligible if they had either (i) experienced a second stage CS in the 24 months preceding the date of interview; or (ii) were primiparous (either pregnant with their first child or had their first child in the previous 24 months); were aged 16 years or older (no upper age limit); had adequate spoken English; and were able to give informed consent. There were no exclusion criteria.Twenty-six women expressed an interest in participating and 18 (69%) consented to take part. All 18 women were interviewed but audio files were corrupted for 2 interviews so these were not able to be transcribed.