Table 1 Respondent demographics
Midwives n(%) | GPs n(%) | Obstetrician n(%) | Cardiologists n(%) | Total n(%)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N | 203 | 75 | 188 | 26 | 492 |
Sex | |||||
Female | 200 (98) | 63 (84) | 119 (63) | 22 (85) | 404 (82) |
Male | 2 (1) | 12 (16) | 66 (35) | 4 (15) | 84 (17) |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
Years of experience | |||||
< 5 years | 38 (19) | 12 (16) | 23 (12) | 10 (39) | 83 (17) |
5–10 years | 28 (14) | 17 (23) | 47 (25) | 8 (31) | 100 (24) |
11–15 years | 29 (14) | 9 (12) | 26 (14) | 3 (12) | 67 (14) |
> 15 years | 107 (53) | 36 (48) | 92 (49) | 5 (19) | 240 (49) |
Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
State of Practice | |||||
New South Wales | 103 (51) | 17 (23) | 55 (29) | 8 (31) | 183 (37) |
Victoria | 29 (14) | 23 (31) | 39 (21) | 17 (65) | 108 (22) |
Australian Capital Territory | 7 (4) | 0 (0) | 8 (4) | 0 (0) | 15 (3) |
Queensland | 26 (13) | 13 (17) | 35 (19) | 0 (0) | 74 (15) |
Northern Territory | 5 (3) | 2 (3) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 11 (2) |
South Australia | 17 (8) | 5 (7) | 16 (9) | 1 (4) | 39 (8) |
Tasmania | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | 11 (6) | 0 (0) | 16 (3) |
Western Australia | 9 (5) | 15 (20) | 20 (11) | 0 (0) | 44 (9) |
See/Treat women with history of PE or GH | |||||
Yes | 139 (95) | 73 (97) | 177 (94) | 18 (69) | 461 (94) |
No | 10 (5) | 2 (3) | 11 (6) | 8 (31) | 31 (6) |
Routinely ask about pregnancy history including GH or PE | |||||
Always | 174 (86) | 40 (53) | 161 (86) | 8 (31) | 383 (78) |
Often | 18 (9) | 21 (28) | 16 (8) | 8 (31) | 63 (13) |
Sometimes | 8 (4) | 14 (19) | 11 (6) | 9 (35) | 42 (9) |
Never | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 4 (1) |