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Table 2 System or facility-related factors (n = 164)

From: Non-pharmacological labor pain relive methods: utilization and associated factors among midwives and maternity nurses in Najran, Saudi Arabia

System or facility-related factors

No

%

Working unit

  

 Emergency department

22

13.4

 Delivery room

59

36.0

 Inpatient maternity unit

83

50.6

Profession

  

 Midwife

20

12.2

 Nurse

144

87.8

Providers: patient ratio

  

 1:4

28

17.1

 1: 6

10

6.1

 1: 8

34

20.7

 Undetermined

92

56.1

Working hours

  

 8

95

57.9

 12

54

32.9

 More than 12

15

9.1

Presence of NPLPR guidelines

  

 Yes

  

 No

164

100

NPLPR training

  

 Never received

37

22.6

 Yes, during my formal education

97

59.1

 Yes, during my postgraduate education

9

5.5

 Yes, training session after employment

21

12.8

Years of experience (mean ± SD)

10.77 ± 6.49

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