Study of the Stressful Experiences of Midwifery Students During Clinical Education in the Labor Room

Abstract

Introduction: Training and internship periods play important roles in shaping basic skills and professional abilities of midwifery students and problems such as stress can influence the efficiency of the clinical training. The aim of this study was to investigate the stressful experiences of midwifery students during clinical education in the labor room. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study 71 midwifery students who had internship or apprenticeship experience were selected by census method surveyed about stressful factors in the delivery room at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. For gathering data a questionnaire consisted of individual variables and stressors of clinical training in six domains was used. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by content validity and test re-test respectively and Pearson correlation coefficient with (0.8) was performed. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS V.18, Chi-square, t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient.