The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study

Background: The organizational environment and its existing context may deeply affect on empowerment of individuals. In educational institutions as well as other organizations, students are going to be powerful when opportunities for growth and achievement of power are provided for them in learning...

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Main Authors: Mojgan Janighorban, Nikoo Yamani, Hojatollah Yousefi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2016;volume=21;issue=1;spage=68;epage=68;aulast=Janighorban
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author Mojgan Janighorban
Nikoo Yamani
Hojatollah Yousefi
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description Background: The organizational environment and its existing context may deeply affect on empowerment of individuals. In educational institutions as well as other organizations, students are going to be powerful when opportunities for growth and achievement of power are provided for them in learning and educational environments. This study has been carried out to explain the facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care. Materials and Methods: The current qualitative study has been conducted with participation of 15 midwifery senior students, 10 midwifery academic teachers, and 2 employed midwives in educational hospitals. The given data were collected through individual and group semi-structured interviews, and there were analyzed using directed content analysis method. Results: Three main categories of opportunity for acquisition of knowledge, opportunity for acquisition of clinical skills and opportunity for acquisition of clinical experiences formed structure of access to opportunity in the course of an explanation of facilitators and impediment factors for midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care. Conclusion: To prepare and train the skilled midwives for giving care services to mothers during pregnancy and on delivery and after this period, the academic teachers and clinical instructors should pay due attention to providing the needed opportunities to acquire the applied knowledge and proficiency in the required skills for clinical work and the necessary clinical experiences in these individuals during college period.
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spelling doaj.art-36073a463e96461f8511c58fb19690d62022-12-21T23:38:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362016-01-01211686810.4103/1735-1995.189649The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative studyMojgan JanighorbanNikoo YamaniHojatollah YousefiBackground: The organizational environment and its existing context may deeply affect on empowerment of individuals. In educational institutions as well as other organizations, students are going to be powerful when opportunities for growth and achievement of power are provided for them in learning and educational environments. This study has been carried out to explain the facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care. Materials and Methods: The current qualitative study has been conducted with participation of 15 midwifery senior students, 10 midwifery academic teachers, and 2 employed midwives in educational hospitals. The given data were collected through individual and group semi-structured interviews, and there were analyzed using directed content analysis method. Results: Three main categories of opportunity for acquisition of knowledge, opportunity for acquisition of clinical skills and opportunity for acquisition of clinical experiences formed structure of access to opportunity in the course of an explanation of facilitators and impediment factors for midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care. Conclusion: To prepare and train the skilled midwives for giving care services to mothers during pregnancy and on delivery and after this period, the academic teachers and clinical instructors should pay due attention to providing the needed opportunities to acquire the applied knowledge and proficiency in the required skills for clinical work and the necessary clinical experiences in these individuals during college period.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2016;volume=21;issue=1;spage=68;epage=68;aulast=JanighorbanDeliveryempowermentmidwiferypower (psychology)prenatal care
spellingShingle Mojgan Janighorban
Nikoo Yamani
Hojatollah Yousefi
The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Delivery
empowerment
midwifery
power (psychology)
prenatal care
title The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study
title_full The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study
title_fullStr The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study
title_short The facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student′s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care: A qualitative study
title_sort facilitators and impediment factors of midwifery student s empowerment in pregnancy and delivery care a qualitative study
topic Delivery
empowerment
midwifery
power (psychology)
prenatal care
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