Self-Reported Nutrition Education Received by Australian Midwives before and after Registration

Table 1

Characteristics of the respondents.

Characteristics	Number of responses	Percentage (%)
Gender
Female	325	98.8
Male	4	1.2
Age
21–30 years	28	8.5
31–40 years	55	16.7
41–50 years	95	28.9
Older than 50 years	151	45.9
Education
Bachelor degree of midwifery	74	22.5
Hospital-based training midwifery	175	53.2
Initial midwifery postgraduate degree	80	24.3
Years of experience
Less than 2 years	22	6.7
2–5 years	30	9.1
6–10 years	48	14.6
More than 10 years	229	69.6
Principal state or territory of work
New South Wales (NSW)	96	29.2
Queensland (QLD)	78	23.7
South Australia (SA)	30	9.1
Tasmania (TAS)	8	2.4
Victoria (VIC)	58	17.6
Western Australia (WA)	40	12.2
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)	8	2.4
Northern Territory (NT)	11	3.3
Principal place of practice
Public hospital	285	86.6
Private hospital	16	4.9
Independent midwifery practice	28	8.5
Level of maternity services
Community	53	16.1
Rural hospital	53	16.1
Regional hospital	113	34.3
Tertiary referral	110	33.4
Area of midwifery
Antenatal care	96	29.2
Birthing (labour) suite	54	16.4
Postnatal	89	27.1
Rotation through all the above areas	136	41.3
Group practice (case load or team midwifery)	67	20.4
Independent midwifery practice	28	8.5

Total number = 329. Multiple responses allowed. The table is reused with permission from Elsevier.