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Table 1 Semi-structured interview guide

From: Experiences of women with threatened abortion: a qualitative study of pregnant women and health providers in Iran

Participants

Example of questions

Women with TA

How did you feel that moment when you realized you had spotting?

Did the healthcare providers fully explain the TA to you?

What was your reaction when you found out that you were threatened with abortion?

What strategies did you take to reduce your worries?

When you were diagnosed with the threat of abortion, what did you expect from your family and society?

In your opinion, what reasons may play a role in creating the condition of TA for you?

How did your wife and relatives react regarding the TA?

In your opinion, what fields of knowledge and information are helpful in the TA?

What did you expect from your healthcare providers and doctor when you found out about the TA?

In your opinion, what can the society and health provider system help you?

In your opinion, what psychological help can we give to women with similar conditions as you?

Healthcare providers and Key informant people

In your opinion, what is the most significant help that health care providers can do for women threatened with abortion?

From your point of view, what can the systems of higher levels of society and healthcare systems help?

In your opinion, how do hospital equipment and facilities help patients who are threatened with abortion?

In your opinion, what is the role of the wife and family when there is a crisis of TA?

As a healthcare provider, what do you think is the most common reason for worries of pregnant women with TA?

What is the best treatment solution (health and psychological) for women threatened with abortion?