Table 1.

Research Team Members and Education in Research

Research Team Member	Prior Education and Research Training
Principal Investigator (PI) (1-US)	CNM with PhD degree. Three small funded research projects. Had 3 research assistants rotating over the course of the study: 2 with master’s in nursing, one with baccalaureate degree.
In-country Nurse Investigator (Program Director - PD) (1-Dominican)	Master’s degree with thesis. Prior experience on research teams.
Clinical Collaborator (CC) (1-US)	CNM with Master’s degree with thesis. Prior experience on research teams.
Maternity Nurses (2-Dominican)	Baccalaureate degree in nursing. Research content in baccalaureate curriculum. Prior experience with unfunded project using focus groups.
Community Leaders (5-Dominican)	High school diploma (some have some university coursework). No prior research experience.