Table 2 Characteristics of the implementation science for maternal health national working group*
|  | Working group (n = 82), n (%) |
|---|---|
Advanced degree(s) obtaineda | |
 MD | 31 (37.8) |
 PhD | 40 (48.8) |
 DrPh | 3 (3.7) |
 MS/MHS/MSCE/MPH | 32 (39.0) |
 MSN | 6 (7.3) |
 Othersb | 13 (15.9) |
Role as a clinical provider in maternal healthcarec | |
 Obstetrician | 11 (13.6) |
 Maternal–fetal medicine physician | 7 (8.6) |
 Midwife | 3 (3.7) |
 Nurse | 4 (4.9) |
 Psychologist/psychiatrist | 4 (4.9) |
 Family medicine physician | 3 (3.7) |
 Othersd | 10 (12.2) |
 None | 39 (48.2) |
Location of primary appointment | |
 School of Medicine | 43 (52.4) |
 School of Public Health | 15 (18.3) |
 School of Nursing | 5 (6.1) |
 Other academic institutional appointment | 6 (7.3) |
 Government agency | 5 (6.1) |
 Otherse | 8 (9.8) |
Appointment typec | |
 Tenured/tenure track faculty | 43 (53.1) |
 Non-tenure track faculty | 23 (28.4) |
 Others/not faculty | 15 (18.5) |
Stage of career | |
 Mid-career/senior investigator (≥ 10 years) | 47 (57.3) |
 Early-stage investigator (< 10 years) | 32 (39.0) |
 Trainee | 3 (3.7) |
Reported high or very high level of engagement with maternal health | 59 (72.0) |
Reported high or very high level of engagement with implementation science | 46 (56.1) |
Any formal implementation science training | 45 (54.9) |
Gender identification | |
 Male | 8 (9.8) |
 Female | 74 (90.2) |
Racea | |
 White | 62 (74.6) |
 Black or African-American | 6 (7.3) |
 American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (1.2) |
 Asian | 11 (13.4) |
 Others | 2 (2.4) |
 Prefer not to answer | 1 (1.2) |
Hispanic ethnicity | 2 (2.4) |