Midwives’ characteristics of quantitative and qualitative phases
| Quantitative phase | Qualitative phase | ||
| n = 1491 | n = 22 | ||
| Age, years | Mean±SD | 42.1±10.2 | 42.9±7.4 |
| Median | 41 | 42.5 | |
| Age, years, n (%) | ≤41 years | 751 (50.4) | 10 (45.5) |
| >41 years | 740 (49.6) | 12 (54.5) | |
| Gender, n (%) | Female | 1463 (98.1) | 22 (100.0) |
| Male | 28 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Family situation, n (%) | Single, divorced, widowed | 258 (17.3) | 8 (36.4) |
| Married, living with partner | 1233 (82.7) | 14 (63.6) | |
| Experience, years | Mean±SD | 18.4±10.5 | 18.9±7.6 |
| Median | 18 | 17.5 | |
| Practice setting | Solo | 575 (38.6) | 2 (9.1) |
| With other midwives only | 386 (25.9) | 6 (27.3) | |
| With ≥2 types of medical professionals | 530 (35.5) | 14 (63.6) |