Table 1 Characteristics of the Delphi panel
Characteristic | Midwife-led Care Panellist | Obstetrician-led Care Panellist | Total group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 27 (48%) | N = 29 (52%) | N = 56 (100%) | |||
Secondary care | Tertiary care | Combined | |||
Years of experience in current position, mean (range) | 16.30 (3–39) | 12.32 (1–40) | 14.97 (1–40) | ||
Midwife | 11 (19.6%) | 11 (19.6%) | |||
+ sonographer | 12 (21.4%) | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.8%) | 14 (25.0%) |
+ policy and guideline development | 4 (7.1%) | 4 (7.1%) | |||
Obstetrician | 11 (19.6%) | 5 (8.9%) | 1 (1.8%) | 17 (30.4%) | |
+ perinatologist | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (3.6%) | 1 (1.8%) | 5 (8.9%) | |
+ policy & guideline development and perinatologist | 1 (1.8%) | 3 (5.4%) | 0 | 4 (7.1%) | |
Expert sonographer | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | |
Work address | |||||
Drenthe | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Flevoland | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Friesland | 2 (3.6%) | 0 | 2 (3.6%) | ||
Gelderland | 4 (7.1%) | 2 (3.6%) | 6 (10.7%) | ||
Groningen | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.8%) | ||
Limburg | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (3.6%) | 4 (7.1%) | ||
North Brabant | 4 (7.1%) | 3 (5.4%) | 7 (12.5%) | ||
North Holland | 3 (5.4%) | 11 (19.6%) | 14 (25.0%) | ||
Overijssel | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.8%) | 2 (3.6%) | ||
South Holland | 4 (7.1%) | 5 (8.9%) | 9 (16.1%) | ||
Utrecht | 6 (10.7%) | 4 (7.1%) | 10 (17.9%) | ||
Zeeland | 1 (1.8%) | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | ||