CFH nurses | Midwives | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age of respondents (years) | 51.2 | Mean age of respondents (years) | 48.3 | ||
Years working as a CFHN | N | % | Years working as a midwife | N | % |
Less than 5 | 203 | 19 | Less than 5 | 88 | 14 |
5 – 10 | 243 | 22 | 5 – 10 | 88 | 14 |
10 – 20 | 358 | 33 | 10 – 20 | 154 | 24 |
More than 20 | 289 | 26 | More than 20 | 320 | 49 |
N of responses = 100%* | 1093 | N of responses = 100%* | 650 | ||
Type of employment | N | % | Type of employment | N | % |
Full-time | 434 | 40 | Full-time | 305 | 47 |
Part-time | 621 | 57 | Part-time | 297 | 46 |
Casual | 43 | 3.9 | Casual | 48 | 7.6 |
N of responses = 100% | 1098 | N of responses = 100% | 650 | ||
Qualification | CFHN | Qualification | Midwife | ||
N | N | % | |||
Post-registration certificate | 90 | 9.6 | Hospital certificate | 210 | 49 |
Diploma or degree | 140 | 15 | Bachelor of Nursing and post graduate diploma or Masters in midwifery | 135 | 32 |
Postgraduate certificate or diploma | 525 | 56 | Bachelor of Midwifery | 23 | 5.4 |
Masters’ degree or higher | 165 | 18 | Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery | 22 | 5.1 |
Other | 30 | 3.3 | Other | 39 | 9.1 |
N of responses = 100%* | 950 | 429 | |||
Role | CFHN | Role | Midwife | ||
N | % | N | % | ||
CFHN – universal service | 646 | 59 | Hospital-based midwife | 309 | 47 |
CFHN – secondary service | 142 | 13 | Community-based midwife | 34 | 5.2 |
CFHN – tertiary residential unit | 18 | 1.8 | Midwife – clinical consultant | 37 | 5.7 |
CFHN – combination universal, secondary, tertiary | 28 | 2.7 | Midwife in private practice | 20 | 3.2 |
Nurse practitioner, clinical nurse consultant, clinical or nurse educator or Academic | 91 | 8.4 | Midwifery group practice/continuity of care model | 70 | 11 |
CFHN - manager | 102 | 9.4 | Manager | 46 | 7.1 |
Other | 71 | 6.6 | Educator or Academic or Other | 134 | 21 |
N of responses = 100%* | 1098 | N of responses = 100%* | 650 |