Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the physicians
| Population |
1st round of questioning |
2nd round of questioning |
|---|---|---|
| n (%)* | n (%)* | |
| Male gender |
48 (61.5) |
36 (61.0) |
| Experience |
|
|
| Senior |
72 (92.3) |
56 (95.0) |
| Junior |
6 (7.7) |
3 (5.0) |
| Specialties |
|
|
| Obstetrics |
19 (24.4) |
10 (17.0) |
| Neonatal medicine |
45 (57.7) |
36 (61.0) |
| Paediatric neurology |
14 (17.9) |
13 (22.0) |
| Type of practice with EP Children |
|
|
| Perinatal period only |
19 (24.4) |
10 (16.9) |
| Overall management** |
34 (43.6) |
27 (45.8) |
| Other |
25 (32.0) |
22 (37.3) |
| Practice of long-term follow-up ** |
25 (32.0) |
22 (37.3) |
| Experience with EP Children |
|
|
| ≤ 10 years |
24 (30.8) |
19 (32.2) |
| > 10 years | 54 (69.2) | 40 (67.8) |
* The% is expressed as the percentage of respondents to the question.
** Overall management is defined as perinatal and short-term management (during hospitalization) and long-term management (follow-up beyond the age of 4 years).
EP Children, extremely preterm children.