28 Chapter 2 Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of the participants. The mean work experience with aCTG assessment was 7.6years (SD 6.3), varying from 3.7 (SD 1.4) (primary care midwives) to 16.7years (SD 4.0) (obstetricians). The median training in aCTG assessment yearly varied from 8.0h (primary care midwives) (range 6.0–16.0) and residents (range 1.0–30.0) to 11.5h (range 3.0–70.0) (obstetricians). In the first set of 10 aCTG traces, one out of ten aCTGs appeared to be non-reassuring according to most assessors, and in the second set, five out of 10 aCTGs appeared to be nonreassuring according to most assessors. Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the participating maternity care professionals All professionals n=47 (100%) Primary care midwives n=12 (25.5%) Hospital-based midwives n=12 (25.5%) Residents n=13 (27.7%) Obstetricians n=10 (21.3%) Age (years), mean (SD) 36.5 (9.4) 35.0 (6.7) 39.2 (13.8) 30.1 (2.6) 43.2 (6.0) Work experience in maternity care (years), mean (SD) 11.2 (8.8) 11.2 (7.3) 14.1 (12.5) 4.1 (2.2) 16.7 (4.0) Work experience in current profession (years), mean (SD) 8.4 (7.8) 11.2 (7.3) 9.9 (11.2) 3.7 (2.2) 9.2 (6.0) Work experience in CTG assessment (years), mean (SD) 7.6 (6.3) 3.7 (1.4) 8.0 (6.5) 4.0 (1.8) 16.7 (4.0) Hours of training in CTG assessment (yearly), median (range) 8.0 (0 to 70.0) 8.0 (6.0 to 16.0) 9.0 (0 to 50.0) 8.0 (1.0 to 30.0) 11.5 (3.0 to 70.0) CTG, cardiotocography; SD, standard deviation. Table 2 presents the results of the interobserver agreement on the classification of aCTG patterns (reassuring, non-reassuring) between the four professional groups (in the off-diagonal cells) and within the professional groups (in the diagonal cells). The proportions of agreement between and within the four professional groups varied from 0.82 (95% CI: 0.67–0.91) to 0.94 (95% CI: 0.87–0.98). We found no differences in proportions of agreement within the professional groups among obstetricians and
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTk4NDMw