Table 4 Participant characteristics
Participants discussing barriers (n = 29) | Participants discussing strategies (n = 18) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Profession | n (%) | Profession | n (%) |
Criminal Justice Assistant | 1 (3.4) | Midwife | 15 (83.3) |
Health Visitor | 9 (31.0) | Nursing Assistant | 1 (5.6) |
Medical Student | 2 (6.9) | Student Midwife | 1 (5.6) |
Midwife | 10 (34.5) | Maternity Care Assistant | 1 (5.6) |
Nurse | 4 (13.8) | ||
Nursery Nurse | 1 (3.4) | ||
Psychologist | 1 (3.4) | ||
Social Worker | 1 (3.4) | ||
Setting | Setting | ||
Community | 19 (65.5) | Community | 7 (61.1) |
Criminal Justice | 2 (6.9) | Hospital | 11 (38.9) |
Hospital | 8 (27.6) | ||
Years of experience working in maternity services | Years of experience working in maternity services | ||
0–10 years | 8 (27.6) | 0–10 years | 5 (27.8) |
11–20 years | 3 (10.3) | 11–20 years | 3 (16.7) |
21–30 years | 13 (44.8) | 21–30 years | 7 (38.9) |
31 and more years | 5 (17.2) | 31 and more years | 3 (16.7) |