Testing of construct validity of dimensions against length of inpatient stay, maternal age, parity, birth site, type of birth, birth complications, breastfeeding, admission to SCBU, marital status, and level of education
| Duration of inpatient staya | Maternal agea | Parity | Birth site | Type of birth | Birth complications | Breastfeeding | Admission to SCBU | Marital status | Level of education | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woman's health | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hospital stay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.05 |
| Contraceptive advice | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Feeding baby advice | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Partner support | – | – | 0.05 | – | – | – | – | 0.01 | – | – |
| Continuity | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Home visiting | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.01 | – | – | 0.05 |
| Social support | 0.01 | – | 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Professional care | – | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.05 |
| Pain after birth | 0.001 | – | – | – | 0.001 | 0.001 | – | – | – | – |
| Health visitor care | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.05 | – | – | – |
| Medical care | – | – | 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Significant associations are shown at three levels of significance; all others were not significant at P<0.05 by analysis of variance. SCBU = special care baby unit
↵a except by Pearson correlation coefficient