TABLE 2.
Characteristics of 274 participants who responded to administered instrument items: Health Professionals' Beliefs about Skin‐to‐Skin Care During a Cesarean (SSCB©)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 220 (80%) |
| Male | 29 (11%) |
| Did not respond | 25 (9%) |
| Age group | |
| 21–30 | 37 (14%) |
| 31–40 | 59 (22%) |
| 41–50 | 68 (25%) |
| 51–60 | 63 (23%) |
| 61–70 | 23 (8%) |
| Did not disclose | 24 (9%) |
| Years in practice | |
| <1 year | 14 (5%) |
| 1–5 years | 36 (13%) |
| 6–10 years | 41 (15%) |
| 11–20 years | 66 (24%) |
| 21–30 | 50 (18%) |
| >30 | 41 (15%) |
| Did not respond | 26 (10%) |
| Practice role (categorized) | |
| RN TOTAL | 127 (66%) |
| CNM | 7 (6%) |
| CRNA | 7 (6%) |
| Charge nurse | 7 (6%) |
| Lactation consultant | 4 (3%) |
| RN director | 6 (5%) |
| RN manager | 12 (9%) |
| RN | 84 (66%) |
| Physician TOTAL | 47 (17%) |
| Anesthesiologist | 10 (21%) |
| MFM | 1 (2%) |
| Neonatologist | 7 (15%) |
| Obstetrician | 18 (38%) |
| Paediatrician | 11 (23%) |
| Multiple positions/other TOTAL | 26 (28% |
| Did not respond TOTAL | 24 (9%) |
| Practice location in USA (31 states) | |
| Texas | 108 (39%) |
| California | 17 (6%) |
| Virginia | 15 (5%) |
| North Carolina | 12 (4%) |
| Wisconsin | 11 (4%) |
| Ohio | 8 (3%) |
| New York | 6 (2%) |
| Maryland | 5 (2%) |
| Pennsylvania | 5 (2%) |
| Washington | 5 (2%) |
| 18 other states | 37 (14%) |
| Multiple practice states | 7 (3%) |
| Did not respond | 33 (12%) |
| Average monthly births at facility | |
| <100 | 18 (7%) |
| 100–199 | 70 (26%) |
| 200–299 | 44 (16%) |
| 300–399 | 22 (8%) |
| 400–499 | 11 (4%) |
| 500–999 | 21 (8%) |
| >1000 | 24 (9%) |
| I don't know | 38 (14%) |
| Did not respond | 26 (10%) |
| Frequency of SSC provided in the OR | |
| Never | 29 (11%) |
| Rarely | 42 (16%) |
| Sometimes | 76 (28%) |
| Often | 53 (19%) |
| All of the time | 41 (15%) |
| Did not respond | 32 (12%) |
| Baby‐Friendly hospital? | |
| Yes | 148 (58%) |
| No | 75 (27%) |
| I don't know | 25 (9%) |
| Did not respond | 26 (10%) |
| Magnet® recognized hospital? | |
| Yes | 69 (25%) |
| No | 126 (46%) |
| I don't know | 55 (20%) |
| Did not respond | 24 (9%) |
Abbreviations: Baby‐Friendly, designated as a Baby‐Friendly facility by Baby‐Friendly USA; CNM, certified nurse midwife; CRNA, certified registered nurse anaesthetist; OR, operating room or operating theatre; Magnet® recognized, designated as Magnet® recognized hospital by the America Nurses Credentialing Center; MFM, maternal–fetal medicine; RN, registered nurse; 18 other states, 1% or fewer from Arkansas, Illinois, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New México and South Carolina.