Background and Purpose: Special attention has been paid to instructor and preceptor in nursing and midwifery education. This study aims to explore the experiences and Perceptions of midwifery students about implementing Preceptorship Program in delivery setting. Methods: The current study is a qualitative research. The focus groups and in-depth interviews were used as data collection tools. ...

BACKGROUND Maternity care providers, particularly midwives, have a window of opportunity to influence pregnant women about positive health choices. This aim of this paper is to identify evidence of effective public health interventions from good quality systematic reviews that could be conducted by midwives. METHODS Relevant databases including MEDLINE, Pubmed, EBSCO, CRD, MIDIRS, Web of Scie...

Background: One of the most important managerial resources in the health system is the existence of efficient, competent and strong human resources in an organization. In this regard, it is essential to strengthen and educate the human resources and develop a curriculum that meets the needs of society. This study aimed to determine the educational needs of midwifery students. Materials and Met...

Currently, all professions are using information communication technology (ICT) innovations that are transforming the 21st century learning environment. Nursing and midwifery need to use ICT to provide evidence based care and acquire new skills to function efficiently in high impact technology environments. Business and community partnership will enhance an uptake and assist in mapping out prog...

OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of students selected for midwifery education by three methods: community mobilization in rural Afghanistan, a regional examination by the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS), and the National University Entrance Examination (NUEE). METHODS A retrospective survey was conducted in January 2009 on academic records of 178 midwives trained at the IHS in Herat, i...

Women with intellectual disability have historically not been provided the opportunity to become mothers. Attitudes held by future professionals will determine the level and quality of support these women are provided. This study was designed to evaluate and compare the attitudes of students from Education, Disability and Midwifery towards the sexuality and parenting of people with an intellect...