Table 1 Characteristics by type of midwifery education after completed nursing education
From: Norwegian midwives’ opinion of their midwifery education – a mixed methods study
One year midwifery education with internship n = 393 | Two year midwifery education without internship n = 154 | Total N = 547 | X2 test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value | |
Age | ||||
25–29 | 0 | 12 (7.8) | 12 (2.2) | <0.001 |
30–34 | 0 | 64 (41.6) | 64 (11.7) | |
35–39 | 24 (6.1) | 39 (25.3) | 63 (11.5) | |
40–49 | 105 (26.7) | 35 (22.7) | 140 (25.6) | |
50–59 | 192 (48.9) | 4 (2.6) | 196 (35.8) | |
≥ 60 | 72 (18.3) | 0 | 72 (13.2) | |
Civil status | ||||
Married/co-habiting | 334 (85.0) | 136 (88.3) | 470 (85.9) | 0.315 |
Not married/co-habiting | 59 (15.0) | 18 (11.7) | 77 (14.1) | |
Main area of work | ||||
Community A/N care | 95 (24.2) | 12 (7.8) | 107 (19.6) | <0.001 |
Labour | 90 (22.9) | 55 (35.7) | 145 (26.5) | |
Out-patients Department | 34 (8.7) | 5 (3.7) | 39 (7.1) | |
Postnatal ward | 17 (4.3) | 9 (5.8) | 26 (4.8) | |
Combined labour & postnatal | 99 (25.2) | 64 (41.6) | 163 (29.8) | |
Midwifery led unit | 14 (3.6) | 5 (3.2) | 19 (3.5) | |
Education/Management | 21 (5.3) | 2 (1.3) | 23 (4.2) | |
Other | 23 (5.9) | 2 (1.3) | 25 (4.6) | |
Years worked as a midwife | ||||
< 1 year | 0 | 12 (7.8) | 12 (2.2) | <0.001 |
1 to 2 years | 1 (0.3) | 21 (13.6) | 22 (4.0) | |
≥ 2 to 5 years | 1 (0.3) | 50 (32.5) | 51 (9.3) | |
≥ 5 to 10 years | 20 (5.1) | 67 (43.5) | 87 (15.9) | |
≥ 10 to 20 years | 162 (41.2) | 2 (1.3) | 164 (30.0) | |
≥ 20 years | 209 (53.2) | 0 | 209 (38.2) | |
Missing | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.4) | |
Highest level of education achieved | ||||
Bachelor | 101 (25.7) | 123 (79.9) | 224 (41.0) | <0.001 |
Masters | 28 (7.1) | 9 (5.8) | 37 (6.8) | 0.592 |
Studying now | 26 (6.6) | 18 (11.7) | 44 (8.0) | 0.050 |
Current job | ||||
Fulltime | 185 (47.1) | 62 (40.3) | 247 (45.2) | 0.092 |
Part-time | 201 (51.1) | 88 (57.1) | 289 (52.8) | |
Bank/Pool | 3 (0.8) | 4 (2.6) | 7 (1.3) | |
Missing | 4 (1.0) | 0 | 4 (0.7) | |
Number of births at unit | ||||
Not applicable | 21 (18.3) | 6 (3.9) | 78 (14.3) | <0.001 |
< 500 | 57 (14.5) | 19 (12.3) | 76 (13.9) | |
500–1500 | 74 (18.8) | 23 (14.9) | 97 (17.7) | |
≥ 1500–2500 | 58 (14.8) | 27 (17.5) | 85 (15.5) | |
≥ 2500–4000 | 53 (13.5) | 32 (20.8) | 85 (15.5) | |
≥ 4000 | 79 (20.1) | 46 (29.9) | 125 (22.9) | |
Missing | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | |