Table 2.
The five-factor structure of the PLPQ
| Items | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The experience of normal delivery is like getting into another stage of life | 0.81 | ||||
| I felt empathy and power with the experience of the natural labor pain | 0.75 | ||||
| The experience of natural labor pain means better understanding of the mother’s position | 0.72 | ||||
| Self-sacrifice and sacrifice were created in me with the experience of natural labor pain. | 0.71 | ||||
| I felt proud and victorious with the experience of natural labor pain | 0.68 | ||||
| Purity was created in me with the experience of natural labor pain | 0.63 | ||||
| The availability of care equipment, such as the heart rate monitor, could have made my calm and safe | 0.63 | ||||
| The experience of natural labor pain led to the belief in God and his help. | 0.56 | ||||
| The labor pain was painful but sweet | 0.50 | ||||
| During labor pain, I wanted to grab everything | 0.65 | ||||
| I cried during labor pain | 0.64 | ||||
| I screamed during labor pain | 0.63 | ||||
| I felt dying with the pain of labor | 0.61 | ||||
| I like caesarean section because of sever of pain. | 0.48 | ||||
| I was asking for help from my caregivers during pain | 0.46 | ||||
| Labor pain becomes more intense | 0.46 | ||||
| The severity of my labor pain was less than I had heard | 0.45 | ||||
| I had enough information about normal delivery and problems | 0.69 | ||||
| I was ready to experience the pain of normal delivery | 0.69 | ||||
| I accepted pain as a natural part of normal delivery | 0.67 | ||||
| To maintain my health and my baby, I tended to experience normal delivery | 0.61 | ||||
| God has given me the power to do normal delivery | 0.57 | ||||
| I was worried that I could not tolerate the pain of normal delivery | 0.62 | ||||
| With the onset of my childbirth symptoms, my stress was increased | 0.62 | ||||
| I was worried that I would do wrong behavior during pain | 0.61 | ||||
| I was very afraid of the vaginal exam. | 0.57 | ||||
| I was sad more during the pain of my words and behaviors of my caregivers. | 0.55 | ||||
| I was sad because of Caregiver’s disregard to my desires and needs | 0.74 | ||||
| I was sad by the unfavorable conditions of the delivery room | 0.72 | ||||
| I worried that the medical team did not know how to treat their work well | 0.68 | ||||
| It was uncomfortable for me to stay in bed when I was giving birth Continuously | 0.59 | ||||