Demographics of nominal group attendees
| Attendees in health and local authority nominal groups (n=19) | Attendees in community nominal group (n=19) | |
| Professional profile | ||
| Local (community, primary, secondary) | 6 (31.6%) | – |
| Integrated care board | 4 (21.1%) | – |
| National maternity policymakers | 4 (21.1%) | – |
| Local authority | 5 (26.3%) | – |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 2 (10.5%) | – |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean, African and any other Black background | 7 (36.8%) | 11 (57.9%) |
| Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups (Black African, White) | 1 (5.3%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 6 (31.6%) | – |
| White: Irish | 1 (5.3%) | – |
| White: Gypsy or Irish traveller, Roma or other White | 2 (10.5%) | |
| Other ethnic group | – | 2 (10.5%) |
| Prefer to self-describe | – | 2 (10.5%) |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (15.9%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 15 (94.7%) | 18 (94.7%) |
| Male | 1 (5.3%) | – |
| Non-binary | – | – |
| Prefer to self-describe | – | – |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (15.9%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–24 | – | – |
| 25–39 | 2 (10.5%) | 11 (57.9%) |
| 40–49 | 7 (36.8%) | 7 (36.8%) |
| 50–79 | 7 (36.8%) | – |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (15.9%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Straight or heterosexual | 15 (94.7%) | 17 (89.5%) |
| Gay or lesbian | 1 (5.3%) | – |
| Bisexual | – | – |
| Pansexual | – | – |
| Asexual | – | – |
| Queer | – | – |
| All other sexual orientations | – | – |
| Prefer to self-describe | – | – |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (15.9%) | 2 (10.5%) |
| English as first language | ||
| Yes | – | 9 (47.4%) |
| No | – | 9 (47.4%) |
| Prefer not to say | – | 1 (5.3%) |
| Last time maternity services were used | ||
| <1 year ago | – | 2 (10.5%) |
| 1 year ago | – | 2 (10.5%) |
| 2 years ago | – | 4 (21.1%) |
| 3 years ago | – | 3 (15.8%) |
| >3 years ago | – | 7 (36.8%) |
| Prefer not to say | – | 1 (5.3%) |
Ethnicity and sexual orientation data are reported using the Office for National Statistics census categories.