Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
Baseline characteristics | Gynecologists-obstetricians | General practitioners | Midwives | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 96 | n = 5 | n = 208 | n = 309 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Highest level of training | ||||
Bachelor's degree | – | – | 127 (61.1) | 127 (41.1) |
CAS or university diploma of specialization | 5 (5.2) | – | 42 (20.2) | 47 (15.2) |
Master's degree | 1 (1.04) | – | 34 (11.0) | |
Federal diploma in human medicine | 16 (16.7) | 2 (40) | 33 (15.9) | 18 (5.8) |
Specialist title | 48 (50) | 3 (60) | 51 (16.5) | |
Specialist title with advanced training in maternal–fetal medicine | 12 (12.5) | – | – | 12 (3.9) |
Doctorate (MD and / or PhD) | 14 (14.6) | – | 5 (2.4) | 19 (6.2) |
Professional age after diploma | ||||
< 1 | 2 (2.1) | 1 (20) | 8 (3.9) | 11 (3.6) |
1–5 | 14 (14.6) | – | 29 (13.9) | 43 (13.9) |
6–10 | 14 (14.6) | – | 48 (23.1) | 62 (20.1) |
> 10 | 66 (68.8) | 4 (80) | 123 (59.1) | 193 (62.5) |
Practice location (multiple choices) | ||||
Private practice | 54 (56.3) | 4 (80) | 60 (28.9) | 118 (38.2) |
University Hospital Centre | 24 (25) | 1 (20) | 91 (43.8) | 116 (37.5) |
Peripheral hospitals | 31 (32.3) | – | 53 (25.5) | 84 (27.2) |
Private hospital | 8 (8.3) | – | 3 (1.4) | 11 (3.6) |
Birth center | – | – | 12 (5.8) | 12 (3.9) |
Consultation type (multiple choices) | ||||
Pregnancy follow-up | 83 (86.5) | 4 (80) | 102 (49) | 189 (61.2) |
Emergency ObGyn consultations | 80 (83.3) | 3 (60) | 77 (37) | 160 (51.8) |
Preconception consultations | 57 (59.4) | 4 (80) | 9 (4.3) | 70 (22.7) |
Routine fetal ultrasound | 55 (57.3) | – | 18 (8.7) | 73 (23.6) |
Oriented fetal ultrasound | 63 (65.6) | – | 12 (5.8) | 75 (24.3) |
Expert fetal ultrasound | 15 (15.6) | – | 5 (2.4) | 20 (6.5) |
Birth preparation | 13 (13.5) | – | 91 (43.8) | 104 (33.7) |
Post partum | 62 (64.6) | – | 145 (69.7) | 207 (67) |
Childbirth | 67 (69.8) | – | 103 (49.5) | 170 (55) |
Attend multidisciplinary fetal medicine symposia | 62 (64.6) | – | 43 (20.7) | 105 (34) |
Recent training | 32 (33.3) | 3 (60) | 47 (22.6) | 82 (26.5) |