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Table 1 Themes, categories, and subcategories extracted from the study

From: Postpartum women’s perception of stressors in the delivery ward: a qualitative study

Theme

Category

Subcategory

Human stressors

Personal factors

Hearing the Troubles

Fear of therapies

Fear of harm to self-health

Fear of fetal health

Care staff-related factors

The presence of a large number of medical staff

Misbehavior of care staff

Not paying attention to the patient’s status

Environmental stressors

Environmental factors

Noise

Improper labor space

Equipment-related factors

Lack of equipment and facilities

Fear of hospital equipment