Anesthesiologists’ Preferences regarding Visitor Presence during Placement of Neuraxial Labor Analgesia

Table 1

Survey demographics (categories of physicians).

Questions	Physician category	Number (%)
Neuraxial procedures/week	<2	405 (22.50)
	2–5	632 (35.11)
	6–10	400 (22.22)
	>10	363 (20.16)
Years in practice	<2	175 (9.72)
	2–5	323 (17.94)
	6–15	472 (26.22)
	>15	830 (46.11)
Qualification	Board eligible	130 (7.22)
	Board certified	1463 (81.27)
	BE&F	25 (1.38)
	BC&F	182 (10.11)
Region of practice	Northeast	666 (37.0)
	Midwest	384 (21.33)
	South	369 (20.50)
	West	381 (21.16)
Practice setting	Rural	134 (7.44)
	Suburban	679 (37.72)
	Urban	987 (54.83)
Nature of practice	Academic	658 (36.55)
	Private	1100 (61.11)
	Government	42 (2.33)

BE&F, board eligible and obstetric anesthesia fellowship trained; BC&F, board certified and obstetric anesthesia fellowship trained.