Barriers and enablers of implementation of alcohol guidelines with pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey among UK midwives

Table 1 Demographic and practice characteristics of respondents (N = 842)

		n	%
Location of work	England	714	85
	Northern Ireland	55	6
	Scotland	43	5
	Wales	30	4
Age	21–24	46	6
	25–34	184	22
	35–44	214	26
	45–54	251	30
	> 55	141	17
Place of work	Community or integrated team	360	43
	Hospital-based^a	249	30
	Rotational	226	27
Where qualified	UK	790	99
	EU	6	< 1
	Outside EU	1	< 1
Years in practice	< 2 years	111	14
	3–10 years	284	34
	> 10 years	430	52

^aHospital-based included labour ward, day assessment unit, fetal medicine unit, post-natal ward, co-located midwife unit; rotational included midwives working in community and hospital settings and midwives with a specialist role unless community setting specified

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