Table 2 Participant characteristics (n = 319)
From: Development of the Woman-Centred Care Scale- Midwife Self Report (WCCS-MSR)
Characteristic | Range/Mean (SD) n (%) |
|---|---|
Age | 22- 67/43.5 (11.36) |
Country of practice | |
Australia | 280 (87.8) |
New Zealand | 39 (12.2) |
Years of practice | |
New graduate to 4Â years | 78 (24.4) |
5 to 10Â years | 80 (25.0) |
11 to 20Â years | 65 (20.4) |
21 to 30Â years | 53 (16.6) |
 > 31 years | 43 (13.5) |
Hours worked per week | |
Up to 16Â h | 40 (12.5) |
17 to 32Â h | 94 (29.4) |
33 to 40Â h | 125 (39.2) |
 > 40 h | 60 (18.8) |
Practice model | |
Caseload/Continuity of Midwifery Care | 104 (32.6) |
Shift work | 140 (43.9) |
Other | 75 (23.5) |
Main income | |
Self-employed | 44 (13.8) |
Permanent employed | 239 (74.9) |
Casual | 24 (7.5) |
Other | 12 (3.8) |
Employment sector | |
Public sector | 253 (79.3) |
Private Sector | 16 (5.0) |
Other | 6 (1.9) |
Missing | 44 (13.8) |
Education Institution for registration | |
Hospital training program | 100 (31.3) |
Polytechnic/ University | 214 (67.1) |
Other | 5 (1.4) |
Qualification for registration | |
Certificate | 75 (23.5) |
Bachelor’s degree | 141 (44.2) |
Postgraduate diploma | 77 (24.1) |
Masters | 9 (2.8) |
Other | 17 (5.3) |
Number of CoC during pre-registration education | |
None | 77 (24.1) |
1 to 14 women | 93 (29.2) |
15 to 34 | 119 (37.3) |
35 or more | 30 (9.5) |
Perceived value of CoC experiences | |
High value | 162 (66.9) |
Moderate value | 59 (24.4) |
Neutral | 6 (2.5) |
Low/No value | 10 (4.1) |
Unsure /Don’t remember | 5 (2.1) |