Table 1.

Survey Responder Characteristics by Hospital of Practice (Hospital Presence of Family Medicine Physicians and/or Obstetricians)

Overall (N = 849)Both (n = 527)FM-Only (n = 150)OB-Only (n = 172)P Valuea
Role, No. (%)<.0001
   Labor and delivery nurse569 (67)329 (62.4)103 (68.7)137 (79.7)
   Obstetrician98 (11.5)74 (14)0 (0)24 (14)
   Certified nurse midwife35 (4.1)31 (5.9)3 (2)1 (0.6)
   Family medicine physician78 (9.2)52 (9.9)26 (17.3)0 (0)
   Anesthesiologist20 (2.4)18 (3.4)1 (0.7)1 (0.6)
   Nurse educator15 (1.8)12 (2.3)2 (1.3)1 (0.6)
   Nurse manager/director34 (4)11 (2.1)15 (10)8 (4.7)
Race/ethnicity, No. (%).49
   American Indian/Alaska Native1 (0.1)1 = (0.2)0 (0)0 (0)
   Asian/Pacific Islander12 (1.4)11 (2.1)0 (0)1 (0.6)
   Black/African American3 (0.4)3 (0.6)0 (0)0 (0)
   Hispanic/Latine12 (1.4)6 (1.1)1 (0.7)5 (2.9)
   White (non-Hispanic)782 (92.7)b478 (91.6)b144 (96)160 (93)
   Prefer not to say28 (3.3)19 (3.6)4 (2.7)5 (2.9)
   Other (includes multirace)6 (0.7)4 (0.8)1 (0.7)1 (0.6)
Gender, No. (%).40
   Female764 (90)467 (88.6)136 (90.7)161 (93.6)
   Male75 (8.8)51 (9.7)14 (9.3)10 (5.8)
   Nonbinary/third gender1 (0.1)1 (0.2)0 (0)0 (0)
   Prefer not to say9 (1.1)8 (1.5)0 (0)1 (0.6)
Years working on labor and delivery at this hospital, median (IQR)6 (2-14)6 (2-14)7 (2-14)6 (2-19).48
Years practicing maternity care independently, median (IQR)7 (3-16)7 (2-16)7 (3-15)9 (3-19).29
Years working in maternity care, median (IQR)9 (4-19)9 (4-19)9 (4-18)9 (4-20).80
  • FM = family medicine; IQR = interquartile range; OB = obstetrician.

  • a P values calculated using nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables and χ2 or Fisher exact test for categorical variables.

  • b Missing = 5.