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Table 1 A summary of the characteristics of the midwives interviewed

From: Silent voices of the midwives: factors that influence midwives’ achievement of successful neonatal resuscitation in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative inquiry

Average range of ages

Educational background

Experience managing neonatal resuscitation

Years in labor ward

28–54

• 2-9 years training on average

• Master’s of Midwifery and Women’s Health; 9 years training

• 6 Registered nurse/midwife (RNM); 4 years training

• 7 Enrolled nurse/midwife (ENM); 2 years training

• 100-2500 neonatal resuscitations performed by each participant

• 825 neonatal resuscitations carried out by each midwife on average

• 13.5 years on average

• Range 4-25 years