The use of intravenous iron in pregnancy: for whom and when? A survey of Australian and New Zealand obstetricians

Table 1 Clinician Demographics

	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Clinician type (n = 457)
Obstetricians	69	15.1
Both obstetricians and gynaecologists	388	84.9
Time since obtaining FRANZCOG or overseas equivalent (n = 444)
< 5 years	104	23.4
5–9 years	74	16.7
10–19 years	115	25.9
20 years or more	148	33.3
Prefer not to say	3	0.7
Area of practice (n = 444)
New South Wales	116	26.1
Victoria	91	20.5
Queensland	83	18.7
Western Australia	42	9.5
North Island New Zealand	35	7.9
South Australia	30	6.8
South Island New Zealand	19	4.3
Tasmania	10	2.3
Australian Capital Territory	8	1.8
Prefer not to say	6	1.4
Northern Territory	4	0.9
Practice setting (n = 444)^a
Metropolitan public hospital	239	53.8
Metropolitan private hospital	170	38.3
Non-metropolitan public hospital	107	24.1
Non-metropolitan private hospital	33	7.4
Prefer not to say	3	0.7
Other^b	3	0.7
Births per annum in largest hospital of practice (n = 444)
< 1000	73	16.4
1000–2499	119	26.8
2500–3999	106	23.9
4000 or more	146	32.9
Number of women with IDAP treated per annum (n = 419)
< 10	42	10.0
10–24	108	25.8
25–49	99	23.6
≥ 50	141	33.7
Not sure	29	6.9
Number of women with ID without anaemia treated per annum (n = 413)
< 10	70	16.9
10–24	91	22.0
25–49	65	15.7
≥ 50	136	32.9
Not sure	51	12.3

Abbreviations: FRANZCOG Fellowship of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; IDAP iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy; ID, iron deficiency
^aAble to select multiple practice settings
^bOther practice settings (n = 3) included country practice, academia and private practice

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