Measuring women's experiences of decision-making and aspects of midwifery support: a confirmatory factor analysis of the revised Childbirth Experience Questionnaire

Dencker, Anna,1956Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg (author)

BackgroundWomen's experiences of labour and birth can have both short- and long-term effects on their physical and psychological health. The original Swedish version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) has shown to have good psychometric quality and ability to differentiate between groups known to differ in childbirth experience. Two subscales were revised in order to include new items with more relevant content about decision-making and aspects of midwifery support. The aim of the study was to develop new items in two subscales and to test construct validity and reliability of the revised version of CEQ, called CEQ2.MethodA total of 11 new items (Professional Support and Participation) and 14 original items from the first CEQ (Own capacity and Perceived safety), were answered by 682 women with spontaneous onset of labour. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyse model fit.ResultsThe hypothesised four-factor model showed good fit (CMIN=2.79; RMR=0.33; GFI=0.94; CFI=0.94; TLI=0.93; RMSEA=0.054 and PCLOSE=0.12) Cronbach's alpha was good for all subscales (0.82, 0.83, 0.76 and 0.73) and for the total scale (0.91).ConclusionsCEQ2, like the first CEQ, yields four important aspects of experience during labour and birth showing good psychometric performance, including decision-making and aspects of midwifery support, in both primiparous and multiparous women.

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Klinisk medicin Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Clinical Medicine Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine hsv//eng
Childbirth experience questionnaire
CEQ
CEQ2
Maternal satisfaction
birth experience
1st childbirth
perceptions
care
oxytocin
model
labor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Människan i vården

Bergqvist, LiselotteGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg(Swepub:gu)xbergx (author)
Berg, Marie,1955Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg(Swepub:gu)xbmary (author)
Greenbrook, Josephine T. V.,1984Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg(Swepub:gu)xgreej (author)
Nilsson, ChristinaHögskolan i Borås,Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd(Swepub:hb)chn (author)
Lundgren, Ingela,1957Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg(Swepub:gu)xluint (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa (creator_code:org_t)

In:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth: Springer Science and Business Media LLC20:11471-2393

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