1. Have you ever considered using water for pain relief in labour? Yes or No? (if no go to question 3)

 

YES

 

2. If yes did you find it easy to organise a water birth in Sheffield? Yes or No? Please use the space below to explain then go to question 4.

 

YES - I BORROWED ONE FROM THE COMMUNITY TEAM TO USE AT HOME

 

3. If you answered no to question 1. Why not?

 

 

4. Were you ever given any form of information about the many benefits of waterbirth (including pain relief, shorter labour, privacy, control, constant presence of a midwife, natural birth, less risk of a tear etc)? Yes or No? If no go to question 6.

 

NO

 

 

5. What kind of information were you given e.g. verbal or written from your midwife or other source?

 

 

6. Would you have considered waterbirth if you had known about the many benefits? Yes or No?

 

YES

 

 

7. If you answered no to question 6. Was there any particular reason?

 

 

The following questions are to help us find out if this survey has reached a cross section of the local population. Please feel free to answer as many or as few as you like.

 

How many children do you have? ONE  How old is your youngest child ? …16 MONTHS OLD

 

What is the first part of your postcode? (e.g. S3, S10. S12 etc.) …S11….

 

Which of the following age groups do you fall into?

 

Under 20-24

Do you consider yourself disabled? NO

 

How would you describe your ethnic group? (Please choose ONE section from A to E, then tick the appropriate cultural background indicated below)

 

A. Asian or Asian British i.e.

 

Indian

 

Pakistani

 

Bangladeshi

 

Any other Asian background.

 

B. Black

 

Caribbean

African

 

C. Mixed

 

White & Black Caribbean

White & Black African

 

White & Asian

 

D. British

 

Irish

 

E. Chinese

 

F. Other