Table 2 Associations of the 17 item scale score with selected attitude items, reported by care provider type (n=825)

I prefer the familiar physical setup of the hospital to the unknown and varied discovery rate, we accepted findings with physical conditions of individual homes.

-.507

<0.001

-.518

<0.001

-.173

.008

Liability concerns reduce my willingness to attend PHBs.

-.333

<0.001

-.259

.002

-.028

.672

The home setting is an ideal birth environment for mother-baby bonding.

.304

<0.001

.508

<0.001

.510

<0.001

Resuscitation of the term newborn is as effective in the home setting as in the hospital setting.

.297

<0.001

.367

<0.001

.427

<0.001

It is easier to maintain individualized care at a PHB than at a planned hospital birth.

.295

<0.001

.448

<0.001

.470

<0.001

Women who have PHBs have a greater risk of perinatal loss than women who have planned hospital births.

-.263

<0.001

-.645

<0.001

-.451

<0.001

Birth can only be described as normal retrospectively.

-.242

<0.001

-.447

<0.001

-.265

<0.001

PHB is more empowering for the mother than hospital birth.

.233

<0.001

.430

<0.001

.398

<0.001

There are more effective pain management options for birth in the hospital.

-.230

<0.0001

-.235

.005

-.291

<0.001

My midwifery/medical school faculty/mentors were positive when discussing PHB.

.189

<0.0001

-.032

.712

.159

.015

Providers who attend HBs in their practice are at a higher risk of lawsuits than those who only attend hospital births.

-.186

<0.0001

-.361

.000

-.340

.000

HB clinical experiences within educational programs are only important for those providers who work in HB settings.

-.177

<0.0001

-.240

.004

-.098

.134

There are evidence-based criteria that can help providers to identify women who are good candidates for HB.

.172

<0.0001

.549

.000

.488

.000

HB providers experience disapproval from hospital-only maternity care providers.

.142

.002

-.014

.867

.073

.265

Physicians [midwives] have sufficient skills to handle most emergencies safely at PHBs.

-.063

.180

.445

<0.001

.304

<0.001

Physicians who attend PHBs are risking formal censure.

-.060

.203

-.168

.048

-.223

.001

There are physicians in my area who are comfortable providing consultation/accepting transfers from RMs attending PHBs.

.056

.234

.249

.003

.156

.016

When I provide consultation to midwives/[When I consult with a physician] for intrapartum clients transferring from PHB, I feel uncomfortable.

-.015

.745

-.411

<0.001

-.257

<0.001