Table 2 Overview of interviews and participants
Case site | University hospital | Mid-level hospital | Community hospital |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual interviews | Chief midwife | Chief midwife | Chief midwife |
| Â | Deputy chief midwife | Deputy chief midwife | Deputy chief midwife |
| Â | Obstetrician *,** | Caseload midwifery group C*** | Caseload group G*** |
|  | •  One obstetrician > 10 years’ experience | [2 midwives working with first-time mothers] | •  One midwife > 10 years’ experience |
|  |  | •  One midwife < 5 years’ experience,   One midwife > 10 years’ experience |  |
Group interviews | Caseload group A | Caseload group D | Caseload group F |
| Â | [3 midwives working with primiparas + women planning early discharge + all planned homebirths in hospital catchment area] | [3 midwives working with vulnerable/socially disadvantaged mothers] | [3 midwives working with all women in a specific geographical area] |
|  | •  Two midwives > 10 years’ experience | •  One < 5 years’ experience | •  One < 5 years’ experience |
|  |   Total: 2 participants |   Two > 5 years’ experience |   Two > 10 years’ experience |
|  |  |   Total: 3 participants |   Total: 3 participants |
| Â | Caseload group B | Caseload group E | Caseload group G |
| Â | [2 midwives working with primiparas + women who plan early discharge + all planned homebirths in hospital catchment area] | [3 midwives working with first-time mothers] | [3 midwives working with all women in a specific geographical area] |
|  | •  One < 5 years’ experience | •  Two < 5 years’ experience | •  One < 5 years’ experience |
|  |  One > 10 years’ experience |   Total: 2 participants |   One > 10 years’ experience |
|  |   Total: 2 participants |  |   Total 2 participants |
| Â | Ward midwives | Ward midwives | Ward midwives |
|  | •  One < 5 years’ experience, | •  Two < 5 years’ experience | •  Two > 5 years’ experience |
|  |   Two > 5 years’ experience |   One > 5 years’ of experience |   One > 10 years’ experience |
|  |   Total: 3 participants |   One > 10 years’ experience |   Total: 3 participants |
|  |  |   Total: 4 participants |  |
| Â | Health visitors* | Obstetricians* | Obstetricians* |
|  | •  One < 5 years’ experience, | •  One < 5 years’ experience | •  One < 5 years’ experience |
|  |   One > 5 years’ experience |   One > 5 years’ experience |   One > 5 years’ experience |
|  |   One > 10 years’ experience |   One > 10 years’ experience |   One > 10 years’ experience |
|  |   Total: 3 participants |   Total: 3 participants |   Total: 3 participants |
| Â | Â | Health visitors* | Health visitors* |
|  |  | •  One > 5 years’ experience | •  Two > 10 years’ experience |
|  |  |   Two > 10 years’ experience |   One student |
|  |  |   Total: 3 participants |   Total: 3 participants |