Scale and items | Item number | Meana | SD | Non-response/“Don’t know”/NA (%) | Scale internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) | Item-total correlation coefficient | Test-retest reliability (ICC, N = 123) |
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Check-ups by a general practitioner | 76.3 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 0.926 | 0.833 | ||
Did the general practitioner treat you politely and with respect? | 21 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.796 | |||
Did the general practitioner spend enough time at the visits? | 22 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.774 | |||
Did you find that the general practitioner was open to your questions? | 23 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.879 | |||
Did you find that the general practitioner cared about you? | 24 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.867 | |||
Did you have confidence in the general practitioner’s professional competence? | 25 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.755 | |||
Check-ups by a midwife | 88.0 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 0.918 | 0.662 | ||
Did the midwife treat you politely and with respect? | 12 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.790 | |||
Did the midwife spend enough time at the visits? | 13 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.725 | |||
Did you find that the midwife was open to your questions? | 14 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.843 | |||
Did you find that the midwife cared about you? | 15 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.846 | |||
Did you have confidence in the midwife’s professional competence? | 16 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.763 | |||
Ultrasound scan | 78.3 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 0.828 | 0.716 | ||
Did you receive sufficient information concerning the ultrasound scan? | 35 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.709 | |||
Were you happy with the midwife/doctor who performed the ultrasound scan? | 36 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.709 | |||
Information during pregnancy care | 66.6 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 0.872 | 0.814 | ||
Did you receive sufficient information about the following?: | |||||||
Your physical health during the pregnancy | 26 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.559 | |||
Possible mood changes during the pregnancy | 27 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.692 | |||
How the baby was developing | 28 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.638 | |||
What you could expect regarding the birth | 29 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.775 | |||
Options for pain relief during the birth | 30 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.725 | |||
Post-natal period (e.g. breastfeeding, nutrition, care for the child) | 31 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.679 | |||
Personal relationships in the delivery ward | 81.0 | 18.7 | 10.3 | 0.906 | 0.778 | ||
Were you treated politely and with respect by the health-care personnel at the delivery ward? | 52 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.770 | |||
Did you find that the health-care personnel were open to your questions? | 54 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.839 | |||
Did you find that the health-care personnel cared about you? | 55 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.837 | |||
Attention to partner in the delivery ward | 84.2 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 0.727 | 0.783 | ||
Was your partner received well by the health-care personnel at the delivery ward? | 65 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.573 | |||
Were things arranged so that your partner could be present if you both so wished? | 66 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.573 | |||
Resources and organization in the delivery ward | 76.0 | 17.7 | 10.4 | 0.867 | 0.874 | ||
Were you received well when you arrived at the delivery ward? | 51 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.561 | |||
Did the health-care personnel have time for you when you needed it? | 53 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.715 | |||
Did you have confidence in the health-care personnel’s competence? | 56 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.706 | |||
Did you receive sufficient information during your stay at the delivery ward? | 57 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.715 | |||
Did you find that the services you received during your stay at the delivery ward were well-organized? | 59 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.734 | |||
Did you find that the health-care personnel cooperated well during the birth? | 60 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.704 | |||
Did you receive information about who had the main responsibility for you? | 61 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.485 | |||
Personal relationships during your postnatal stay | 76.8 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 0.912 | 0.844 | ||
Were you treated politely and with respect by the health-care personnel during your postnatal stay? | 75 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.798 | |||
Did you find that the health-care personnel were open to your questions? | 77 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.842 | |||
Did you find that the health-care personnel cared about you and your child? | 78 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.836 | |||
Attention to partner during your postnatal stay | 74.3 | 24.0 | 7.7 | 0.793 | 0.828 | ||
Was your partner received well by the health-care personnel during your postnatal stay? | 91 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.670 | |||
Were things arranged so that your partner could be present if you both so wished? | 92 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.670 | |||
Information about women’s health during your postnatal stay | 58.3 | 26.2 | 6.6 | 0.825 | 0.663 | ||
Did you receive sufficient information about the following?: | |||||||
Your physical health after giving birth | 80 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.705 | |||
Any possible mood changes after giving birth | 81 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.705 | |||
Information and guidance about your child during your postnatal stay | 67.2 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 0.901 | 0.826 | ||
Did you receive sufficient information about the following?: | |||||||
Breastfeeding and other ways of feeding the child | 82 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.755 | |||
Child care | 83 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.799 | |||
Did you receive sufficient guidance on the following?: | |||||||
Breastfeeding and other ways of feeding the child | 85 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.784 | |||
Child care | 86 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.782 | |||
Resources and organization during your postnatal stay | 65.6 | 20.9 | 6.0 | 0.875 | 0.890 | ||
Did the health-care personnel have time for you when you needed it? | 76 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.748 | |||
Did you have confidence in the health-care personnel’s professional competence? | 79 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.679 | |||
Did you find that the services you received during your postnatal stay were well organized? | 87 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 0.802 | ||
Did you find that the health-care personnel cooperated well during your postnatal stay? | 88 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.817 | |||
Did you receive information about who had the main responsibility for you? | 89 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.536 | |||
Were things arranged so that you could get enough peace and rest? | 90 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.594 | |||
Personal relationships in the public health clinic | 76.8 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 0.887 | 0.748 | ||
Are you treated politely and with respect by the staff? | 114 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.736 | |||
Do you find that the staff are open to your questions? | 116 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.798 | |||
Do you find that the staff care about you and your child? | 117 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.804 | |||
Information about women’s health in the public health clinic | 56.7 | 25.9 | 3.5 | 0.828 | 0.697 | ||
Did you receive sufficient information about the following?: | |||||||
Your physical health after giving birth | 120 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.706 | |||
Possible mood changes after giving birth | 121 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.706 | |||
Information about your child in the public health clinic | 75.3 | 17.9 | 2.8 | 0.831 | 0.748 | ||
Did you receive sufficient information about the following?: | |||||||
The child’s development and health | 122 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.706 | |||
Vaccines for the child | 123 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.631 | |||
Breastfeeding and other ways of feeding the child | 124 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.716 | |||
Child care | 125 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.648 | |||
Resources and organization in the public health clinic | 79.9 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 0.768 | 0.807 | ||
Do the staff spend enough time at the check-ups? | 115 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.577 | |||
Do you have confidence in the professional competence of the staff? | 118 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.632 | |||
Do you find that the care you receive at the health clinic is well organized? | 127 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.607 |