Table 4.

Online survey responses with the lowest level of agreement in clusters grouped by profession, years of experience and clinical tasks*

	Cluster 1 Group 1 OB/GYN specialists 11 years of experience n=247	Group 2 OB/GYNs and midwives 22 years of experience in antenatal care, research and supervisory tasks n=103	Group 3 Residents n=167	Group 4 Midwives n=138
‘I agree or completely agree that the use of CS is associated with deficits in the training of residents to monitor and perform complex deliveries’	40 (16)	18 (17)	8 (5)	39 (30)
‘I agree or completely agree that the use of CS in first time mothers is related to their anxiety as they don’t know birth can be a long process’	94 (38)	30 (28)	57 (34)	40 (29)
‘I agree or completely agree that the use of CS is associated with women’s preferences’	74 (30)	26 (27)	48 (28.6)	24 (17)

*Cluster analysis Gower distance matrix partition around medoids.

CS, caesarean section; OB/GYN, obstetrics and gynaecology.