Table 2 Key indicators of the explorative factor analysis
Items | EFA I (N = 133) | EFA II (N = 741) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FPC | FTR | FOS | FTR | FOS | FPC | ||
The midwife was friendly to significant others | 1 | .80 | .25 | .27 | .74 | .27 | .12 |
Information was neutral/judgement free | 2 | .80 | .18 | .02 | .64 | −.01 | .04 |
Lifestyle choices were respected | 3 | .80 | .26 | .22 | .76 | .17 | .08 |
I felt judged | 4 | .73 | .30 | .20 | .17 | .06 | .89 |
Privacy was respected | 5 | .71 | .30 | .40 | .77 | .17 | .14 |
The midwife was organised | 6 | .22 | .79 | .22 | .66 | .31 | .07 |
I received the right information at the right time | 7 | .33 | .75 | .29 | .67 | .39 | .09 |
Examinations were performed without consent | 8 | .20 | .73 | .01 | .05 | .02 | .90 |
The midwife took time to listen | 9 | .25 | .73 | .35 | .69 | .39 | .15 |
I couldn’t speak freely about my feelings/fears | 10 | .26 | .67 | .21 | .14 | .21 | .76 |
The midwife enabled me to connect with other women and families | 11 | .00 | .09 | .75 | −.11 | .52 | .07 |
The midwife helped with physical complaints | 12 | .41 | .43 | .65 | .37 | .67 | .06 |
The midwife helped me understand what was happening to my body | 13 | .39 | .46 | .63 | .39 | .64 | .05 |
The midwife helped my partner adjust to his/her new role | 14 | .51 | .28 | .59 | .17 | .73 | .04 |
The midwife respected my religion/ culture | 15 | .21 | .07 | .55 | .20 | .39 | .06 |
I was able to choose a midwife | 16 | .15 | .41 | .53 | .16 | .40 | .03 |
The midwife helped me deal with strong emotions | 17 | .48 | .39 | .46 | .28 | .72 | .11 |
Eigenvalues | 4.17 | 3.86 | 3.13 | 4.02 | 3.06 | 2.29 | |
Variance% | 24.5 | 22.7 | 18.4 | 23.7 | 18.0 | 13.4 | |
Cumulative Variance% | 24.5 | 47.2 | 65.6 | 23.7 | 41.7 | 55.1 | |