Publication Date
In 2025 | 2 |
Since 2024 | 10 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 46 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 99 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 192 |
Descriptor
Obstetrics | 383 |
Foreign Countries | 167 |
Higher Education | 91 |
Nursing Education | 84 |
Pregnancy | 79 |
Gynecology | 77 |
Medical Education | 69 |
Birth | 66 |
Females | 57 |
Student Attitudes | 57 |
Medical Services | 48 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Bigirwa, June Patrick | 3 |
Naluwemba, Esther Frances | 3 |
Ndawula, Stephen | 3 |
Phillips, Terry | 3 |
Wainman, Bruce | 3 |
Örs, Mukaddes | 3 |
Bourke, Sid | 2 |
Boyd, Pete | 2 |
Cantwell, Robert | 2 |
Eckard, Eugenia | 2 |
Edwards, Janine C. | 2 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 100 |
Postsecondary Education | 79 |
Adult Education | 12 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
Secondary Education | 2 |
Early Childhood Education | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Location
United Kingdom | 25 |
Australia | 14 |
Iran | 11 |
United Kingdom (England) | 11 |
Turkey | 9 |
Canada | 8 |
California | 6 |
Indonesia | 6 |
Sweden | 6 |
Ghana | 5 |
Ireland | 5 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Public Health Service Act | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
International English… | 1 |
Learning Style Inventory | 1 |
National Longitudinal Study… | 1 |
Neonatal Behavioral… | 1 |
Self Directed Learning… | 1 |
Trends in International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Sayed, Atyat Mohammed Hassan; Youssef, Magda Mohamed E.; Hassanein, Farouk El-Sayed; Mobarak, Amal Ahmed – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Objective: To assess impact of tactile stimulation on neurobehavioral development of premature infants in Assiut City. Design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Assiut University Children Hospital, Assiut General Hospital, Health Insurance Hospital (ElMabarah Hospital) and…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Control Groups, Stimulation, Quasiexperimental Design
Duke, Emon Umoe; Mgbekem, Mary Achi; Nsemo, Alberta David; Ojong-Alacia, Mary Manyo; Nkwonta, Chigozie A.; Mobolaji-Olajide, O. M. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
This quantitative study investigated the influence of marital status on the midwives' attitude towards OSCE and how this affects their performance in the examination. Two hypotheses guided the study. HO 1 sort to find out if there exist a significant influence of marital status of midwives on their attitude towards OSCE as well as performance in…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Marital Status, Foreign Countries, Obstetrics
Grytten, Jostein; Skau, Irene; Sorensen, Rune – Journal of Human Resources, 2013
In this study we analyze whether immigrant mothers in Norway can influence
their mode of delivery. Patient preferences were measured as the rate of
Caesarean section from their home country, and by a survey question
measuring the extent to which people believe they have freedom of choice
and control over their lives in their home country.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Immigrants, National Surveys
Billett, Stephen; Sweet, Linda; Glover, Pauline – Vocations and Learning, 2013
This paper outlines curriculum considerations for the ordering, enactment and experiencing of practice-based experiences (e.g. practicums) in tertiary education programs developing occupational specific capacities. Increasingly, these programs are engaging students in practicum experiences (i.e. those in the circumstances of practice). These…
Descriptors: Obstetrics, Practicums, Allied Health Occupations Education, Postsecondary Education
DiGiacomo, Pat – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A recurring theme in the literature is that simulation is a positive teaching strategy when compared to other methods of instruction and produces positive student outcomes (Jefferies, 2016). Simulation provides educators a way to reproduce a clinical teaching experience in a safe, supportive learning environment. The purpose of this quantitative…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Nursing Education, Case Studies
Mpeli, Moliehi Rosemary; Botma, Yvonne – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2015
Midwives play a pivotal role in women's health in the face of increased deaths related to backyard abortions. Since the commencement in South Africa of the Name of the Act No. 92 of 1996 that allows abortion services, there has been a moral divide among healthcare workers in South Africa. This article reflects the opinions of preregistration…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnancy, Gender Issues, Females
Mohammadi, Ali; Mohammadi, Jamshid – World Journal of Education, 2014
This study aims at evaluating perceived service quality in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (ZUMS). This study was cross-sectional and authors surveyed educational services at ZUMS. Through stratified random sampling, 384 students were selected and an adapted SERVQUAL instrument was used for data collection. Data analysis was performed by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Quality, Statistical Analysis, Scores
Karimi, Mohammad Nabi; Atai, Mohamood Reza – Reading Psychology, 2014
Given the importance associated with multiple-document literacy in the present-day knowledge societies and the dearth of research in English Language Teaching in general and English for Specific/Academic Purposes (ESAP) contexts in particular on multiple-document comprehension and the significance of reader beliefs in this type of comprehension,…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, English for Academic Purposes, Reading Comprehension, Scientific and Technical Information
Hunter, Adrienne – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the state of Georgia, approximately nine out of every 1,000 babies die during birth and approximately 18.6 out of every 1,000 women die from a pregnancy-related cause (Georgia Department of Public Health, 2011). Continuing to build capacities for the continuing education of midwives--specifically Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs)--can ensure they…
Descriptors: Obstetrics, Birth, Professional Continuing Education, Electronic Learning
Franzosa, Alyssa – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2012
With Boston serving as a hub of both educational and medical excellence, it's no wonder that New England has a high reputation to uphold in both of these areas. However, Boston and the rest of the region lack a specific degree program that is putting New England below the radars of potential midwives. Certified nurse-midwifery is a popular field…
Descriptors: Obstetrics, Nursing, Masters Programs, Nurses
Dodds, Linda; Fell, Deshayne B.; Shea, Sarah; Armson, B. Anthony; Allen, Alexander C.; Bryson, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
We conducted a linked database cohort study of infants born between 1990 and 2002 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Diagnoses of autism were identified from administrative databases with relevant diagnostic information to 2005. A factor representing genetic susceptibility was defined as having an affected sibling or a mother with a history of a psychiatric…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Autism, Pregnancy
Pimmer, Christoph; Chipps, Jennifer; Brysiewicz, Petra; Walters, Fiona; Linxen, Sebastian; Gröhbiel, Urs – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This exploratory study investigates how a typically disadvantaged user group of older, female learners from rural, low-tech settings used and perceived a Facebook group as a research supervision and distance learning tool over time. The within-stage mixed-model research was carried out in a module of a part-time, advanced midwifery education…
Descriptors: Supervision, Social Media, Disadvantaged, Research Tools
Flavell, Helen; Thackrah, Rosalie; Hoffman, Julie – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2013
This case study describes the implementation of a stand-alone unit on Indigenous Australian culture and health within a nursing and midwifery program, and presents quantitative and qualitative data from the university's anonymous online student teaching and learning questionnaire. In doing so, this study aims to determine whether a single,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Cultural Awareness, Health
Amiri Farahani, Leila; Heidari, Tooba – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
This semi-experimental study was conducted with twenty-seven midwifery students who were randomly allocated to either case-based instruction or lecture-based instruction groups. The selected subjects -- foetal intrapartum assessment, foetal antepartum assessment, ABO and Rh blood group system mismatch -- were presented in four ninety-minute…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Lecture Method, Pretests Posttests
Fernandes, Alisha Rebecca; Palombella, Andrew; Salfi, Jenn; Wainman, Bruce – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2015
Healthcare delivery is reliant on a team-based approach, and interprofessional education (IPE) provides a means by which such collaboration skills can be fostered prior to entering the workplace. IPE within healthcare programs has been associated with improved collaborative behavior, patient care and satisfaction, reduced clinical error, and…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Medical Students, Medical Education