Introduction. Training midwives on life saving skills is one of the most important strategies in preventing maternal and neonatal mortality, especially in areas that physicians are absent. The effectiveness of each training program must be evaluated. Objective structured clinical evaluation can be applied to evaluate the learner skill improvement on special tasks with lowest skill evaluation bi...

Background & aim: Accurate history-taking from sexual assault victims is the basis of correct diagnosis and treatment. Considering the serious consequences of sexual assault and the necessity of students’ training through active educational methods, this study was conducted to compare the effect of standardized patient-based training and team-based learning on the midw...

background & aim:  self-confidence, as one of the key elements of clinical competence, plays an important role in one’s actions and behaviours. selection of proper instructional methods influences students’ self-confidence. therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of web-based training and educational simulation on midwifery students’ self-confidence in postpartum hemorrhage managemen...

Background & aim:  Self-confidence, as one of the key elements of clinical competence, plays an important role in one’s actions and behaviours. Selection of proper instructional methods influences students’ self-confidence. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of web-based training and educational simulation on midwifery students’ self-confidence in postpartum hemorrhage managemen...

This article presents a qualitative case study of midwifery students’ learning processes in a Norwegian maternity ward. Midwifery students in their first year of midwifery education were interviewed with regard to their experiences of learning in this context. Both students and their preceptors were observed in different settings on the ward. Taking this community of practice as the privileged ...

Background & aim: Midwives have a substantial role in evaluating and improving sexual health and providing family counseling. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical skills of midwifery students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in providing sexual health counseling services and determine their attitudes toward sexual relations of couples in the academic year of 2014-2015. Method...

Department of midwifery, Faculty of Midwifery, School of nursing and midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran 2 School of nursing and midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran PhD of Biostatistics, Associate Professor , Medical School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], Mae...

Zohreh Shahhosseini, Zeinab Hamzeh Gardeshi, Maryam Hajizadeh Valukolaee, Fereshteh Yazdani Khermandichali. Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Sari, Iran; Master Student of Midwifery counseling, Research student Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Facult...

OBJECTIVE to explore the motivations and beliefs of commencing midwifery students against a background of high course demand and high student attrition. DESIGN a qualitative analysis of student reflective essays. SETTING Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS all commencing midwifery students, in 2008, were invited to participate (n = 41). MEASUREMENTS AND FINDINGS three primary motivations...