Table 4.

Spearman’s Correlation Matrix for Maternal Support of Postnatal Unit Experiences.

	Mother held infant skin-to-skin within 2 hours of birth	Mother held infant skin-to-skin after 2 hours postpartum	Mother had a support person with her overnight	Mother woken on the postnatal unit by clinical staff	Mother reported area around postnatal unit room quiet at night	Mother did not ask staff to take infant out of postnatal unit room	Staff offered to mother to take infant out of postnatal unit room	Infant stayed in postnatal unit room, except for treatments	Mother called staff for non-medical needs	Mother got help from clinical staff as soon as she wanted it, after pressing the call button	Nurse/midwife explained things to mother understandably
Mother held infant skin-to-skin after 2 hours postpartum	0.23***
Mother had a support person with her overnight	0.02	0.06**
Mother woken on the postnatal unit by clinical staff	0.03	−.03	0.03
Mother reported area around postnatal unit room quiet at night	0.04	0.05**	0.06**	−.17***
Mother did not ask staff to take infant out of postnatal unit room	−.06	−.00	0.09***	−.05*	−.02
Staff offered to mother to take infant out of postnatal unit room	0.01	−.03	0.00	0.07***	0.02	−.39***
Infant stayed in postnatal unit room, except for treatments	0.26***	0.14***	0.04*	−.01	0.00	0.36***	−.19***
Mother called staff for non-medical needs	0.04	0.05*	−.03	0.04	0.01	−.08***	0.07***	0.02
Mother got help from clinical staff as soon as she wanted it, after pressing the call button	0.05	0.04	0.03	−.12***	0.28***	−.01	0.02	−.00	−.04*
Nurse/midwife explained things to mother understandably	0.05	0.06**	−.04*	−.13***	0.20***	0.01	−.03	0.03	−.04*	0.37***
Doctor explained things to mother understandably	0.09**	0.04*	−.03	−.10***	0.18***	0.02	−.02	0.07***	−.04*	0.28***	0.67***

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