Professionals’ characteristics
| Pseudonym | Gender | Age (years) | Ethnicity | Marital status | Post | Time in post (years) |
| Karen | Female | 45 | White | Married | Consultant | 8.5 |
| Carla | Female | 35 | White | Married | Consultant | 0.75 |
| Annie | Female | 42 | White | Married | Consultant | 4.5 |
| Cathy | Female | 45 | White | Cohabiting | Consultant | 7.5 |
| Jocelyn | Female | 31 | White | Cohabiting | ST1 | 0.5* |
| Imogen | Female | 33 | White | Cohabiting | ST6 | 1.5 |
| Erin | Female | 32 | White | Married | ST4 | 3 |
| Olivia | Female | 28 | White | Single | Midwife | 2 |
| Milly | Female | 24 | White | Cohabiting | Midwife | 3 |
| Beth | Female | 54 | White | Married | Midwife | 17 |
↵*Not employed at St. Mary’s prior to the implementation of 24/7 consultant presence.
ST, specialty trainee.