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Table 1 Demographics of respondents to survey n = number of respondents

From: Negativity about the outcomes of extreme prematurity a persistent problem - a survey of health care professionals across the North Queensland region

Location – respondents at each site/number invited to participate

n = 113

Tertiary centre

74/116 (64%)

Regional centre

17/30 (57%)

Remote centre

22/28 (79%)

Work stream

n = 112

Midwifery

41 (36.3%)

Obstetrics

17 (15.0%)

Neonatal nurse

28 (24.8%)

Neonatologist

5 (4.4%)

Paediatrician

21 (28.6%)

Contact with women at risk of extreme prematurity

n = 113

Yes

104 (92.0%)

Duration of work experience in years

n = 112

< 1

11 (9.7%)

1–5

27 (23.9%)

> 5–9

24 (21.2%)

10+

50 (44.2%)

Confidence in knowledge of implications of extreme prematurity

n = 112

Not Confident

30 (26.8%)

Neutral

17 (15.0%)

Confident

65 (58.0%)

Ever asked for personal opinion about resuscitation by a woman at risk of extreme prematurity

(numbers asked/total respondents)

n = 110

Midwifery

17/41 (42%)

Obstetrics

13/17 (77%)

Neonatologist

4/5 (80%)

Neonatal nurse

13/28 (46%)

Paediatrician

11/21 (52%)