Table 4 Clinical midwives’ characteristics

 Experience as a clinical midwife (years)

  < 5 years

2

 10–20 years

2

 > 20 years

2

Research experience (years)

  < 1 year

2

 1–5 years

3

 > 5 years

1

Assist experience (number of midwives having previous experience on the Assist trial)

 Yes

4

 No

2

Employment during Assist II (number of midwives)

 Clinical and research

4

 Research only

2

Recruited to other studies (number of midwives)

 Yes

3

 No

3

Full-time equivalent

 0.4

5

 0.6

1

Number of Assist II recruitment consultations recorded per midwife

  < 10

3

 10–19

0

 20–30

3

Number of recruitment consultations per midwife paired with in-depth interviews

 0–2

3

 3–7

3