Value | Midwives (N = 191) n (%) | Medical staff (N = 54) n (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Female | 188 (98) | 36 (68) |
 Male | 1 (1) | 15 (28) |
 Not stated | 2 (1) | 3 (4) |
Age, yrs | ||
 20–30 | 43 (23) | 7 (13) |
 31–40 | 40 (21) | 17 (31) |
 41–50 | 46 (24) | 16 (30) |
 51–60 | 46 (24) | 9 (17) |
 Over 60 | 13 (2) | 5 (9) |
 Prefer not to say | 3 (2) | – |
Years of experience | ||
  ≥ 16 or more | 79 (41) | 24 (44) |
 Between 11 and 15 | 38 (20) | 6 (11) |
 Between 5 and 10 | 37 (19) | 12 (22) |
  < 5 | 36 (19) | 11 (20) |
 Prefer not to say | 1 (1) | 1 (2) |
Midwives primary area | ||
 All areas | 25 (13) | – |
 Antenatal care | 34 (18) | – |
 Clinical midwifery consultant, specialist or educator | 36 (19) | – |
 Intrapartum care | 56 (29) | – |
 Management | 8 (4) | – |
 Midwifery Group Practice | 11 (6) | – |
 Postnatal care | 17 (9) | – |
 Blank | 4 (2) | – |
Obstetric medical staff primary area | ||
 Obstetric Registrar/Resident | – | 22 (41) |
 Obstetrician, work predominantly public | – | 15 (28) |
 Obstetrician, work equal public and private | – | 12 (22) |
 Obstetrician, work predominantly private | – | 5 (9) |
Participating hospitals, levela | ||
 Hospital A, level 6 (n = 78, 32%) | 57 (73) | 21 (27) |
 Hospital B, level 6 (n = 36, 15%) | 31 (86) | 5 (14) |
 Hospital C, level 5 (n = 37, 15%) | 25 (68) | 12 (32) |
 Hospital D, level 4 (n = 18, 7%) | 14 (78) | 4 (22) |
 Hospital E, level 4 (n = 36, 15%) | 30 (84) | 6 (16) |
 Hospital F, level 4 (n = 20, 8%) | 17 (88) | 3 (12) |
 Hospital G, level 3 (n = 20, 8%) | 17 (86) | 3 (14) |