Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) for Guidelines: Paper 1 – Using qualitative evidence synthesis to inform guideline scope and develop qualitative findings statements

Table 1 Themes, short-form Summary of Findings, and CERQual ratings for the WHO antenatal care guideline. The Summary of Findings that emerged from both women and provider data on their views and experiences of antenatal care

Theme	Short-form Summary of Findings by CERQual rating
Theme	High confidence	Moderate confidence	Low/very low confidence
Sociocultural context	Pregnancy seen as a normal event	Cooperation with influential community members^a	Gender of healthcare provider
Service philosophy, design and provision	Indirect cost of services	Poor infrastructure Long waiting times Staff training^a	Staff corruption^a
What matters to women and staff	Authentic and kind staff Antenatal care as a source of knowledge and information	Continuity of care	Attraction of specific components of antenatal care^a