The Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Instrument (MPQOL-I): development and psychometric evaluation in an exploratory sequential mixed-method study

Table 1 The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis of MPQOL-I

Factors	Items	Factor loading	h²	% of variance	Eigen values
Perceived support	Q2: How much does your husband pay attention to you?	0.971	0.847	14.40	2.322
	Q3. How well does your husband understand your new statuses?	0.777	0.631
	Q1: How much does your husband divide your responsibility with a newborn?	0.721	0.510
	Q16: How affectionate is your relationship with your husband in the postpartum period?	0.506	0.564
Sexual relationship	Q28: How much has emotional distress developed between you and your spouse due to restrictions on postpartum sex?	0.939	0.887	13.19	2.111
	Q25: How troubled are your marital relations in the postpartum period?	0.794	0.636
	Q12: How sad do you feel about the changes in your relationship with your husband?	0.774	0.626
Bonding with newborn	Q14. How much does having a newborn soothe you?	0.661	0.515	7.92	1.267
	Q13: How happy are you to be a mother?	0.648	0.421
	Q15. How much strength do you feel when your newborn is calm next to you?	0.641	0.406
Breastfeeding and newborn care	Q18. How much confidence do you have in caring for your newborn?	0.769	0.632	7.39	1.182
	Q20. How skilled are you at caring for your newborn?	0.656	0.408
	Q21. How much do you think your breast milk is enough for your newborn?	0.401	0.193
Transition period	Q17. How satisfied are you with your friends and relatives?	0.652	0.498	6.86	1.090
	Q11. How satisfied are you with your recreations with your newborn in the postpartum period?	0.644	0.484
	Q6. How much contact do you have with friends or relatives?	0.508	0.264

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