Practical Birth Simulation for Midwifery Students

Summary

Midwifery education consists of two parts: theoretical education and clinical training. Supporting clinical training is as important as theoretical training for the development of students' competencies. This simulation training, using the pelvis-fetal head model, will allow students to better understand the difficulties and complications they may encounter during childbirth and to develop the skills to intervene in these situations. This research is a pre-test post-test measurement, observational, randomized controlled study. The population of the research will consist of 3rd and 4th year students studying in the Midwifery department of Karabuk University Faculty of Health Sciences. The research sample will consist of 64 students studying in the 3rd and 4th year of midwifery. Work data will be collected using the Personal Information Form (PIF), Learner's Guide (LG), and Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence Scale in Learning (SSSCL). Students in the control and experimental groups will be provided with routine theoretical knowledge. During the 2nd stage of labor, cardinal movements performed by the fetal head inside the pelvis will be explained. Subsequently, students will be asked to fill out the PIF and SSSCL for pre-testing. Two weeks later, students will be taken to the laboratory environment to perform the application steps for the theoretical lesson they received and a final test will be administered. While students carry out the examination steps, full-incomplete actions in the Learner's Guide will be marked by a researcher. In short, students in the control group will receive normal theoretical knowledge, and two weeks later, the examination steps and patient evaluation stages will be confirmed. The Study Group; After providing theoretical knowledge to the students, cardinal movements performed by the fetal head in the pelvis during the 2nd stage of labor will be explained practically in a laboratory environment. Students will be taken in groups of 5 and after the explanation of the application, each student will be asked to perform all stages individually. Approximately 15 minutes will be allocated for each student. Two weeks later, the same students will be taken to the laboratory and asked to perform all procedural steps. While students perform the procedural steps, any complete or incomplete applications will be marked by the researcher and then the incomplete applications will be explained to the student for them to complete. LG and SSSCL will be filled out for the final test. SPSS 27 package program will be used for data analysis, and a statistical significance level of 0.05 will be accepted for all analyses

Conditions

• MİDWİFERY STUDENT
• Birth

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Experimantal group

In order to identify students who meet the criteria for the study, the PIF and SSSCL will be administered as a pre-test to female students studying in the relevant departments of Karabük University Faculty of Health Sciences. After providing theoretical information to the students, the cardinal movements of the fetal head within the pelvis during the second stage of labor will be demonstrated in a laboratory setting. Students will be divided into groups of five, and after the demonstration, each student will be asked to perform all stages individually. Approximately 15 minutes will be allocated for each student. Two weeks later, the same students will be brought into the laboratory environment and asked to perform all procedural steps. While performing the steps, a researcher will mark the completed and missing actions on the learner's guide, and any missing steps will be explained to the student and corrected. For the post-test, the Learner's Guide (LG) and SSSCL will be administered

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karabuk University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Yağmur Mutlu, Msc · Karabük University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-01-22

Primary Completion

2025-05-08

Completion

2025-06-26

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations