This paper reports on research that examined the Nurses' Acts, regulations and current policies of each state and territory in Australia, in order to determine their adequacy in regulating the education and practice of midwifery. This is part of a three-year study (Australian Midwifery Action Project) set up to identify and investigate barriers to midwifery within the provision of mainstream ma...

BACKGROUND Widespread reports of high stress levels and mental health problems among university student populations indicate the use of interventions to facilitate stress reduction and support student resilience and wellbeing. There is growing evidence that regular mindfulness practice may confer positive health benefits and reduced stress levels. OBJECTIVES The aim of this pilot project was ...

OBJECTIVE To identify and explore the emotion work of hospital-based midwives. DESIGN An ethnographic approach using focus groups, observations and interviews. SETTING South Wales, UK. PARTICIPANTS Phase one of the study: self-selected convenience sample of 27 student midwives in first and final years of 3-year (direct entry) and 18-month (post-nursing) programmes. Phase two: opportunisti...

Introduction Student-generated questions can be a very helpful tool in medical education. The use of this activity can allow the students to feel more involved in the subjects covered and may improve their knowledge and learning. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of question-writing activity as a stimulus factor on learning in midwifery students and determine their perception abo...

background : the aim of training midwifery student is to increasing scientific and practical abilities in trainees in order to present caring health services and so the evaluation tools of these abilities has a great importance. for evaluating considered tools and for the reason of midwifery theoretical special courses importance this study tries to evaluate content validity, criterion validity...

BACKGROUND Abstracts and plain language summaries (PLS) are often the first, and sometimes the only, point of contact between readers and systematic reviews. It is important to identify how these summaries are used and to know the impact of different elements, including the authors' conclusions. The trial aims to assess whether (a) the abstract or the PLS of a Cochrane Review is a better aid fo...

introduction  self-efficacy in clinical performance had an important role in applying competencies; also competencies and self-efficacy in clinical performance influenced to quality care of nursing and midwifery students. so the present study aimed to define the relationship between clinical competencies and clinical self-efficacy among nursing and midwifery students. materials and methods  thi...

AIM to explore student midwives experiences of the Clinical Competency Assessment process utilised on the Higher Diploma in Midwifery (18 month) programme. BACKGROUND the assessment of clinical skills and practice has traditionally been an integral part of midwifery educational programmes; however the method of clinical assessment has changed and developed. Similar to other countries, in Irel...

a comparative study on patient satisfaction with hospital services in amol     nazari r* [1] , babaalipour mouziraji f [2] , sharif nia sh [3] , amini j [4] , akbari s [5]     received: 5 april, 2011 accepted: 19may, 2011    abstract:  background & aims: patient satisfaction is one of the main indicators for measuring effectiveness of health system. patient satisfaction in different areas is in...

a study on the relationship between duration of breastfeeding and some maternal and neonatal factors    amirshahi m [1] *,shiri s [2] ,salehin sh [3] ,mohamad rezaei zh [4]     received: 19 feb, 2013 accepted: 25 apr, 2013    abstract   background & aims : breastfeeding has many benefits for mother and preterm infant. identify factors affecting breastfeeding, have an effective role in supportin...