Parrish, SabineVasan, Senthil K.Karpe, FredrikHardy-Johnson, PollyJarjou, OusmanBittaye, MustaphaPrentice, Andrew M.Ulijaszek, StanleyJobe, Modou2023-09-252023-09-252023-05-24Parrish, S, Vasan, S K, Karpe, F, Hardy-Johnson, P, Jarjou, O, Bittaye, M, Prentice, A M, Ulijaszek, S & Jobe, M 2023, 'Concealed pregnancy as an act of care? A qualitative analysis of motivations for concealing and non-disclosure of early pregnancy in The Gambia', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 23, 374. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05710-61471-2393RIS: urn:CAECB45306EE62A72A014B60C703C814RIS: Parrish2023ORCID: /0000-0001-6898-1835/work/142978472https://hdl.handle.net/2164/21744Acknowledgements The authors wish to acknowledge the support and active input from the Scientific Coordinating Committee (SCC) and from the Research Governance and Support Services, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM. We would like to thank the management and staff of the Ministry of Health of The Gambia and of Kanifing General Hospital for their support in conducting the study at the hospital premises. The authors thank the staff of the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and, in particular: Fatou Y. Manneh for data collection activities, Penda John and Fatou Jaiteh for valuable input in designing the protocol and focus group discussion guide. Finally, we are grateful to the many study participants who have been so willing to contribute to this study. Funding Funding for the PRIMORDIAL study is from Medical Research Council, UK (MR/R020345/1) the Global Challenges Research fund, University of Oxford, UK (0006138), and Newton Fund (BT/IN/DBT-MRC/DIFD/JM/12/2018–19).8880816engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingChild healthDiabetesMaternal healthWitchcraftGN AnthropologyObstetrics and GynaecologyMedical Research Council (MRC)MR/R020345/1GNJournal article10.1186/s12884-023-05710-6http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160126238&partnerID=8YFLogxK23