Table 2.
Demographics and clinical background of the participants
| Physicians | Midwives | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 180 (100%) | 113 (100%) | 293 (100%) | n.a |
| Female | 115 (64%) | 113 (100%) | 228 (78%) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 65 (36%) | 0 (0%) | 65 (22%) | |
| Mean age | 42.3 | 39.2 | 41.1 | 0.011 |
| Position | ||||
| Chief physician | 29 (16%) | n.a | n.a | |
| Senior physician | 95 (53%) | n.a | ||
| Specialist | 18 (10%) | n.a | ||
| Assistant physician | 38 (21%) | n.a | ||
| Level of care | ||||
| Perinatal centre level 1 | 96 (53%) | 52 (46%) | 148 (51%) | 0.054 |
| Perinatal centre level 2 | 29 (16%) | 10 (9%) | 39 (13%) | |
| Basic perinatal care | 18 (10%) | 18 (16%) | 36 (12%) | |
| No answer | 37 (21%) | 33 (29%) | 70 (24%) | |
| Annual births per institution | ||||
| > 2100 | 52 (29%) | 29 (26%) | 81 (28%) | 0.100 |
| 1800—2100 | 26 (14%) | 11 (10%) | 37 (13%) | |
| 1500—1799 | 19 (11%) | 8 (7%) | 27 (9%) | |
| 1200—1499 | 29 (16%) | 11 (10%) | 40 (14%) | |
| 900—1199 | 22 (12%) | 20 (17%) | 42 (14%) | |
| 600—899 | 16 (9%) | 14 (12%) | 30 (10%) | |
| 300—599 | 16 (9%) | 19 (17%) | 35 (12%) | |
| < 300 | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (0%) | |
| Annual vaginal births per respondent | ||||
| > 150 | 131 (73%) | 45 (40%) | 176 (60%) | < 0.001 |
| 50—149 | 39 (22%) | 42 (37%) | 81 (28%) | |
| < 50 | 10 (6%) | 26 (23%) | 36 (12%) | |
| Annual caesarean sections per respondent | ||||
| > 150 | 94 (52%) | 27 (24%) | 121 (41%) | < 0.001 |
| 50—149 | 62 (34%) | 21 (19%) | 83 (28%) | |
| < 50 | 24 (13%) | 65 (58%) | 89 (31%) | |
| Ability to play an instrument | ||||
| Yes | 110 (61%) | 49 (43%) | 159 (54%) | 0.004 |
| No | 70 (39%) | 64 (57%) | 134 (46%) | |
| Frequency of music listening | ||||
| Often or very often | 122 (68%) | 87 (77%) | 209 (71%) | 0.111 |
| Occasionally or seldom | 58 (32%) | 26 (23%) | 84 (29%) | |