| Hospital midwivesa n (%) | Primary-care midwivesb n (%) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
total | 103 (100) | 405 (100) | Â |
Gender | |||
 Male | 4 (4) | 4 (1) | 0.05 |
 Female | 99 (96) | 401 (99) |  |
Mean Age (±SD) | 42 (9.8) | 38 (10.5) | 0.001 |
Employed | 103 (100) | 77 (19) | 0.001 |
Self employed | 0 (0) | 313 (77) | 0.001 |
Total years of work experience Mean (SD) | 16 (9.0) | 13 (8.9) | 0.002 |
Years of experience at current work place Mean (SD) | 9.3 (7.0) | 9.7 (7.9) | 0.59 |
Working hours per week (SD) | 29 (5.6) | 44 (14.9) | 0.001 |