Characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | First round | Second round |
| (n=55) | (n=33) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Profession | ||
| Medical doctor | 25 (45) | 21 (64) |
| Nurse | 16 (29) | 2 (6) |
| Midwife | 11 (20) | 8 (24) |
| Clinical officer | 3 (5) | 2 (6) |
| Work experience (years) | ||
| <5 | 17 (31) | 8 (24) |
| 5-9 | 11 (20) | 8 (24) |
| >10 | 27 (49) | 17 (52) |
| Place of work | ||
| Neonatal intensive care unit/paediatric ward that admits neonates | 39 (71) | 23 (42) |
| Delivery room | 10 (18) | 7 (21) |
| Outpatient department/emergency room | 3 (5) | 1 (3) |
| Other* | 3 (5) | 2 (6) |
| Country of work | ||
| South and Southeast Asia† | 22 (40) | 6 (18) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa‡ | 21 (38) | 18 (55) |
| Middle East§ | 3 (5) | 0 |
| Other¶ | 9 (17) | 9 (27) |
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
*Paediatric ward admits neonates.
†Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand.
‡Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda.
§Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen.
¶Based in Japan, Switzerland and USA with extensive clinical experience in low-resource settings.