Table 3 Healthcare professionals’ background characteristics in relation to profession and labor ward (n = 184)

Midwives (n = 103)

Physicians (n = 44)

Nursing assistants (n = 30)

Missing

Kruskal–WallisH

P value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age

47.0 (11.10)

43.0 (11.03)

48.1 (12.19)

7

5.56

.062

Work experience in the ward

12.9 (10.45)

8.3 (7.71)

11.6 (10.22)

8

5.55

.063

Hours worked per week

35.8 (4.15)

43.2 (4.13)

34.7 (6.50)

13

69.46

.000

Labor ward 1 (n = 57)

Labor ward 2 (n = 72)

Labor ward 3 (n = 55)

Missing

Kruskal–WallisH

Pvalue

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age

47.9 (12.42)

43.4 (10.19)

49.1 (11.76)

7

9.23

.010

Work experience in the ward

14.6 (12.35)

9.6 (8.33)

11.3 (8.99)

8

3.58

.167

Hours worked per week

38 (6.19)

37.1 (5.95)

37.1 (6.02)

13

1.51

.471