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. 2019 Feb 13;8(1):e000525. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000525

Table 1.

Characteristics of the survey respondents

Mothers n %
(n=1050)
Age, median (range) 33 (18–59)
Education
 No formal education 1 0.1
 Elementary school 3 0.3
 Junior high school 85 8.1
 High school 410 39.0
 Bachelor’s degree 387 36.9
 Specialist degree 164 15.6
Italian nationality 956 91.0
Primiparous 540 51.4
Multiple pregnancy 15 1.4
Hospital staff (n=105)
Sex
 Female 93 88.6
 Male 12 11.4
Occupation
 Midwife 36 34.3
 Nurse 27 25.7
 Obstetrician 15 14.3
 Neonatologist 9 8.6
 Midwifery student 9 8.6
 Obstetrician resident 6 5.7
 Neonatologist resident 3 2.9
Years of work in maternal and newborn care
 <1 7 6.7
 <5 29 27.9
 <10 14 13.5
 >10 54 51.9