Table 4.
Participant characteristics
| Participants discussing barriers (n = 29) | Participants discussing strategies (n = 18) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | n (%) | Profession | n (%) |
| Criminal Justice Assistant | 1 (3.4) | Midwife | 15 (83.3) |
| Health Visitor | 9 (31.0) | Nursing Assistant | 1 (5.6) |
| Medical Student | 2 (6.9) | Student Midwife | 1 (5.6) |
| Midwife | 10 (34.5) | Maternity Care Assistant | 1 (5.6) |
| Nurse | 4 (13.8) | ||
| Nursery Nurse | 1 (3.4) | ||
| Psychologist | 1 (3.4) | ||
| Social Worker | 1 (3.4) | ||
| Setting | Setting | ||
| Community | 19 (65.5) | Community | 7 (61.1) |
| Criminal Justice | 2 (6.9) | Hospital | 11 (38.9) |
| Hospital | 8 (27.6) | ||
| Years of experience working in maternity services | Years of experience working in maternity services | ||
| 0–10 years | 8 (27.6) | 0–10 years | 5 (27.8) |
| 11–20 years | 3 (10.3) | 11–20 years | 3 (16.7) |
| 21–30 years | 13 (44.8) | 21–30 years | 7 (38.9) |
| 31 and more years | 5 (17.2) | 31 and more years | 3 (16.7) |