Focus groups with participants
A total of 10 focus group discussions with a total of 92 participants (5–13 women per group) were conducted after the final group ANC meetings. One focus group was conducted at 4 intervention sites and 2 focus groups were conducted at 3 of the sites. Some women in the groups had already delivered and attended with their newborns. Focus groups lasted approximately 30 minutes. Participants were overwhelmingly positive about their participation in group ANC and hoped it would continue. Qualitative, thematic analysis of focus group data revealed that participant experiences resulted in three themes identical to those in the midwifery interviews: 1) sense of community, 2) information sharing, 3) time management challenges, and an additional theme unique to the pregnant women; 4) disconnect.