Table 1 Demographic characteristics of midwife participants
From: Using animation to teach breastfeeding physiology: a proof of concept study
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Geographical employment setting | ||
 Metropolitan | 33 | 40.7% |
 Regional | 36 | 44.4% |
 Rural | 10 | 12.3% |
 Remote | 2 | 2.5% |
 Missing | 2 | 2.5% |
Employment | ||
 Public Hospital | 63 | 77.8% |
 Private Hospital | 3 | 3.7% |
 Community setting | 5 | 6.2% |
 Private midwifery practice | 3 | 3.7% |
 General practice | 0 | 0% |
 Obstetrician’s rooms | 0 | 0% |
 Other, please specify | 7 | 8.6% |
Area of work | ||
 Postnatal | 17 | 21% |
 All areas | 48 | 59.3% |
 Pregnancy Care | 1 | 1.2% |
 Labour and Birthing | 5 | 6.2% |
 Domiciliary | 0 | 0% |
 Other, please specify | 10 | 12.3% |
Average weekly work hours | ||
 1–8 | 10 | 12.3% |
 9–16 | 5 | 6.2% |
 17–24 | 17 | 21% |
 25–32 | 23 | 28.4% |
 33–40 | 19 | 23.5% |
 > 40 | 7 | 8.6% |
Attended Breastfeeding Professional Development in the last 12 months | ||
 No | 34 | 41.5% |
 Yes | 48 | 58.5% |
Current IBCLC | ||
 No | 63 | 76.8% |
 Yes | 15 | 18.3% |
 No, but have been in the past | 4 | 4.9% |