|  | Corrected item to total correlations | Factor loadings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Registered Midwives have sufficient skills to handle most emergencies safely at planned home births. | 0.881 | 0.405 |
2 | Women who give birth in the hospital are more likely to experience morbidity associated with medical interventions than women who give birth at home. | 0.672 | 0.459 |
3 | First time mothers should have the option of having a planned home birth. | 0.896 | 0.555 |
4 | I would feel comfortable if a close family member planned to give birth at home. | 0.933 | 0.486 |
5 | I am more comfortable with hospital birth than I am with planned home birth (reverse scored). | 0.862 | 0.455 |
6 | It worries me when people I care about decide to have planned home births (reverse scored). | 0.873 | 0.499 |
7 | There is scientific evidence that supports the greater safety of hospital births compared to planned home births (reverse scored). | 0.809 | 0.538 |
8 | Women who plan home births tend to be risk takers (reverse scored). | 0.716 | 0.404 |
9 | Planned home birth is not as safe as hospital birth (reverse scored). | 0.901 | 0.628 |
10 | Because of the risk of postpartum hemorrhage, the home is not an ideal birth setting (reverse scored). | 0.897 | 0.477 |
11 | I would consider having my own (or my partner’s) planned home birth with a Registered Midwife. | 0.912 | 0.417 |
12 | I am more comfortable providing intrapartum care in the hospital because of the personnel and equipment available only in the hospital (reverse scored). | 0.883 | 0.510 |
13 | A move towards more planned home births in this country would save our health care system a significant amount of money. | 0.773 | 0.407 |
14 | Even in urban areas, planned home births are less safe because of the amount of time it takes to transfer mothers/babies to hospital (reverse scored). | 0.875 | 0.530 |
15 | A woman who plans a hospital birth is more likely to have an unnecessary cesarean section than a woman who plans a home birth. | 0.580 | 0.392 |
16 | A mother’s cultural background is easier to respect at home births than hospital births. | 0.467 | 0.269 |
17 | I like attending planned home births. | 0.889 | 0.482 |