Experiences of Nursing College Students attended to Delivery Practice at Midwifery Clinic

Park, Chaisoon; Kim, Hyejin; Yeoum, Soongyo

doi:2015.21.2.115

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 21(2); 2015 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2015;21(2):115-127.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2015.21.2.115 Published online June 27, 2015.

Experiences of Nursing College Students attended to Delivery Practice at Midwifery Clinic

Chaisoon Park, Hyejin Kim, Soongyo Yeoum

¹College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Seoil University, Seoul, Korea. yeoumsg@seoil.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of nursing college students who attended delivery practices at midwifery clinic.
METHODS
This was a qualitative study using focus groups. Data were collected by group interviews with a total of 12 students who observed natural childbirth at midwifery clinic. Data were analyzed through Colaizzi's method in which meaningful statements were extracted.
RESULTS
The meanings of experiences were identified five theme clusters from thirteen themes and thirty-one sub-themes. The five theme clusters were 'ultimate process of natural childbirth', 'allowed birth', 'role recognition of the midwife', 'positively changed perception', and 'barriers'.
CONCLUSION
This study showed that observation of delivery at midwifery clinic was helpful for nursing students in terms of positive impression about natural childbirth with maternal and baby being centered. Nursing students expressed value and concern about delivery at midwifery clinic. Further in-depth study of natural childbirth in terms of husband and family perspective is required. For quality improvement of maternity nursing care, natural childbirth process needs to be included in nursing care at hospitals as well as students' clinical practicum.

Key Words: Nursing student; Midwifery; Delivery; Natural childbirth; Experiences