Balancing Life and Death During the Golden Minute – Midwives’ Experiences of Performing Newborn Resuscitation

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Table 1 Description of Included Participants

Participants	Age	Years of Midwifery Practice	Level of Maternity Ward, Number of Births per Year	Experiences from Different Maternity Wards
1	40	12	University hospital (7000)	1
2	38	2	Midwifery-led maternity wards (400), (2000)	2
3	50	14	University hospital (6000), Maternity Clinic (1400)	2
4	35	5	University hospitals (7000), (2750)	2
5	37	1	Maternity Clinics (2000), (63000), (650)	3
6	36	2	University hospital (6000) Midwifery led- ward (450)	2
7	56	25	University hospital (6000), Maternity-led wards (500), (50 000)	3
8	56	26	University Hospital (6000), Maternity wards (2000) (500)	3
9	32	5	University hospitals (6000) (5000), Maternity wards (1500)	3
10	52	28	University hospital (6000) Maternity Clinics (1600), (2000), (350), (30), (150)	6
11	40	7	Maternity Clinic (3000)	1
12	40	5	Maternity clinic (3000)	1
13	61	35	University hospital (7000), Maternity clinics (800), (500), (2000), (3000)	5
14	56	32	Maternity clinics (430), (2000)	2
15	44	15	Maternity Clinics (2200), (600), (2000), (800), (1500), (500)	6
16	42	15	Maternity Clinics (60), (2000), (4000)	3

Table 2 Overview of Themes and Sub-Themes

Themes	Sub-Themes
Feeling stress and battling the seconds	Experiencing stress Managing stress
Being vulnerable and in need of support and confirmation	Being scrutinised Feeling vulnerable Needing support to remain as a midwife
Being responsible for life and death - a balancing act	Feeling the burden of responsibility Being professional Working in trustful teams
Being prepared for newborn resuscitation	Increasing one’s knowledge Understanding the importance of correct assessment