Table 3.
Survey findings.
| Demographics | Midwifery Students |
|---|---|
| N = 147 n (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 146 (99.3%) |
| Missing n = 1 | |
| Australian state (studying in) | |
| NSW | |
| VIC | 24 (17.5%) |
| QLD | 42 (30.7%) |
| WA | 28 (20.4%) |
| SA | 18 (13.1%) |
| ACT | 23 (16.8%) |
| NT | 2 (1.5%) |
| Tasmania | 0 |
| Missing n = 10 | 0 |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Origin | 6 (4.1%) |
| Language spoken at home | |
| English | 141 (95.9%) |
| Other | 6 (4.1%) |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 130 (88.4%) |
| Other | 17 (11.6%) |
| Age | |
| 18–25 years | 70 (47.9%) |
| 26–30 years | 26 (17.8%) |
| 31–35 years | 24 (16.4%) |
| 36–40 years | 10 (6.8%) |
| 41–45 years | 7 (4.8%) |
| ≥46 | 9 (6.2%) |
| Missing n = 1 | |
| Tested for COVID-19 | |
| Never | 120 (81.6%) |
| Once | 26 (17.7%) |
| Twice | 1 (0.7%) |
| COVID-19 test positive | |
| No | 27 (18.4%) |
| Question Items | Midwifery students |
| Midwifery course currently enrolled in Bachelor of Midwifery | |
| Graduate Diploma of Midwifery | 73 (50.7%) |
| Master of Midwifery | 35 (24.3%) |
| Dual degree (midwifery/nursing) | 4 (2.8%) |
| Missing n = 3 | 32 (22.2%) |
| What setting do you work in Urban | |
| Rural | 103 (75.0%) |
| Regional | 6 (4.2%) |
| Remote | 29 (20.1%) |
| Missing n = 3 | 1 (0.7%) |
| If divided your current course into thirds, what stage are you in First | |
| Middle | 34 (23.6%) |
| Final third | 54 (37.5%) |
| Missing n = 3 | 56 (38.9%) |
| Employed in a student midwife contract during COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 67 (46.5%) |
| No | 77 (53.5%) |
| Missing n = 3 | |
| Employed as a healthcare professional outside of maternity during COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 46 (31.7%) |
| No | 99 (68.3%) |
| Missing n = 2 | |
| Where did you obtain most of your information/learning about COVID-19 | |
| Maternity service I work in Mainstream media | 41 (28.3%) |
| University | 31 (21.4%) |
| Social media | 25 (17.2%) |
| Websites | 18 (12.4%) |
| Colleagues | 18 (12.4%) |
| Professional college | 6 (4.1%) |
| Friends | 4 (2.8%) |
| Journal articles | 1 (0.7%) |
| Missing n = 2 | 1 (0.7%) |
| Women at my health service able to have a support person with them during labour and birth | |
| Yes | 20 (13.8%) |
| Yes but limited due to COVID-19 | 122 (84.1%) |
| No | 3 (2.1%) |
| Missing n = 2 | |
| Women at my health service able to have visitors during postnatal stay | |
| Yes | 1 (0.7%) |
| Yes but limited due to COVID-19 | 103 (71.0%) |
| No | 41 (28.3%) |
| Missing n = 2 | |
| Able to attend continuity of care experiences (CCE) with women without restrictions by health service providers (HSP), e.g. hospitals | |
| Strongly agree | 9 (6.2%) |
| Agree | 14 (9.7%) |
| Somewhat agree | 19 (13.1%) |
| Somewhat disagree | 14 (9.7%) |
| Disagree | 31 (21.4%) |
| Strongly disagree | 58 (40.0%) |
| Missing n = 2 | |
| Experienced restrictions from women which impacted my ability to attend continuity of care experiences (CCE) | |
| Strongly agree | 46 (32.2%) |
| Agree | 24 (16.8%) |
| Somewhat agree | 24 (16.8%) |
| Somewhat disagree | 6 (4.2%) |
| Disagree | 22 (15.4%) |
| Strongly disagree | 21 (14.7%) |
| Missing n = 4 | |
| Able to attend my rostered clinical placements within healthcare settings | |
| Strongly agree | 48 (33.6%) |
| Agree | 38 (26.6%) |
| Somewhat agree | 24 (16.3%) |
| Somewhat disagree | 6 (4.2%) |
| Disagree | 8 (5.6%) |
| Strongly disagree | 19 (13.3%) |
| Missing n = 4 | |
| Presence was accepted by clinical staff during clinical placements and continuity of care experiences | |
| Strongly agree | 32 (22.4%) |
| Agree | 30 (21.1%) |
| Somewhat agree | 38 (26.6%) |
| Somewhat disagree | 14 (9.8%) |
| Disagree | 17 (11.9%) |
| Strongly disagree | 12 (8.4%) |
| Missing n = 4 | |
| Concerned about opportunities to attain required midwifery skills | |
| Strongly agree | 65 (45.5%) |
| Agree | 47 (32.9%) |
| Somewhat agree | 17 (11.9%) |
| Somewhat disagree | 6 (4.2%) |
| Disagree | 6 (4.2%) |
| Strongly disagree | 2 (1.4%) |
| Missing n = 4 | |
| Concerned that I would be able to graduate on time | |
| Strongly agree | 60 (42.0%) |
| Agree | 37 (25.9%) |
| Somewhat agree | 24 (16.8%) |
| Somewhat disagree | 3 (2.1%) |
| Disagree | 14 (9.8%) |
| Strongly disagree | 5 (3.5%) |
| Missing n = 4 | |