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| Item | Meaning of item | Answering lower | Answering higher | Range |
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| Sensitive - Not at all sensitive | Midwives ability to be sensitive toward fathers’ needs. Fathers mean they are partly responsible for less sensitivity since they themselves focus on the women. | Midwives do not listen and do not take the ideas of the couple seriously | Midwives take time to answer questions of importance for the couple | 4-7 |
| Understanding – not at all understanding | Midwives understanding depend on fathers initiative or if they express feelings such as worry | The fathers themselves did not initiate dialogue and therefore the midwives did not offer any understanding. | The fathers got understanding from the midwives if they were worried. | 4-7 |
| Supportive – not at all supportive | Being supportive was having eye contact or pose questions to both parents and when midwives were supportive of the woman. | If the relationship with the midwives didn’t work or if the midwives personal values were revealed during visits it was experienced as less supportive. | Fathers experienced midwives as supportive when they supported the women. Parental education was experienced as supportive. | 4-7 |
| Hade plenty of time – had very little time | Fathers could ask the midwives about anything they needed to ask. | Not relevant | There were no time pressure and the midwives were calm. | 5-7 |
| Information about breastfeeding – Gave not enough information about breastfeeding | Breastfeeding was the mothers' role and responsibility. General information and advice when or if breastfeeding does not work was needed. | No information about breastfeeding directly toward fathers. | There was no need for information about breastfeeding, the fathers knew what they needed to know. | 3-7 |
| Were calm – were stressed | Overall midwives were described as calm. | Not relevant | The environment was calm | 5-7 |
| Gave good preparation for the parenting role – gave no preparation for the parenting role | Fathers saw their role mainly to facilitate for the mother and baby. Fathers had gained information about their parenting role from family, friends and from the internet. | Pregnancy in focus and not their parenting role. | Enough information from midwives since it was not possible to prepare before the baby was born. | 3-7 |
| Gave good information about the needs of the baby - gave no information about the needs of the baby | Common sense was basic and the fathers would learn in time. | Some information about the baby's needs from midwives | Information from midwives was sufficient. | 3-7 |
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