Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants from six focus group discussions (FGD) with health and social care providers (HSCP) who support pregnant and newly postpartum people. Prenatal nutrition group leaders include public health nurses (n 8) and registered dietitians (n 6)
| Characteristics | Prenatal nutrition group leaders | Midwives | Early-childhood educators | Total count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | |||||||
| FGD ID | HSCP-FG1 | HSCP-FG2 | HSCP-FG3* | HSCP-FG4 | HSCP-FG5 | HSCP-FG6 | – | |
| Number of participants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 100 |
| Participants’ age range | ||||||||
| 21–29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 30–44 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 65 |
| 45–54 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| Participants’ years of professional experience | ||||||||
| 0–4·9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 5–9·9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 33 |
| 10+ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 36 |
*
One participant did not report number of years of experience on the demographic profile form.