Research Article

Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey

Volume: 8 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the views of future midwives on the ideal birth environment. Methods: A total of 297 students studying in the midwifery department participated in this descriptive study. Data were collected face-to-face between November and December 2023 using the “Opinion Form on Ideal Birth Environment” developed by the researchers. Descriptive and Pearson-χ2 test statistics were used in the analysis. Results: The mean age of the students in the study was 20.26±1.87 years. It was found that 75.8% of the students thought that the design of the delivery unit affected women's satisfaction with childbirth, 72.7% thought that it affected the fear of childbirth, and 73.7% thought that the design of the delivery unit affected the motivation of health professionals. In the current study, it was determined that the students who were in the birth environment, took childbirth classes and had information about the ideal birth environment thought that the ideal birth environment was effective on women's birth style, fear of childbirth and birth satisfaction. Conclusion: It is seen that most of the students in the study think that the birth environment has an impact on women's birth experiences and that these thoughts are related to receiving information on this subject. It is ideal for future midwives to gain knowledge and awareness about the birth environment in order to improve their own practices and to better support women during the birth process.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was received for this study from Çukurova University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: October 13, 2023, Number: 137/90).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nursing (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 30, 2025

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

December 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Aktaş Reyhan, F., Dağlı, E., Uncu, B., & Sayiner, F. (2025). Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey. Sakarya University Journal of Holistic Health, 8(1), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1606693
AMA
1.Aktaş Reyhan F, Dağlı E, Uncu B, Sayiner F. Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey. SAUSHD. 2025;8(1):12-21. doi:10.54803/sauhsd.1606693
Chicago
Aktaş Reyhan, Feyza, Elif Dağlı, Betül Uncu, and Fatma Sayiner. 2025. “Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey”. Sakarya University Journal of Holistic Health 8 (1): 12-21. https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1606693.
EndNote
Aktaş Reyhan F, Dağlı E, Uncu B, Sayiner F (April 1, 2025) Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey. Sakarya University Journal of Holistic Health 8 1 12–21.
IEEE
[1]F. Aktaş Reyhan, E. Dağlı, B. Uncu, and F. Sayiner, “Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey”, SAUSHD, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 12–21, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.54803/sauhsd.1606693.
ISNAD
Aktaş Reyhan, Feyza - Dağlı, Elif - Uncu, Betül - Sayiner, Fatma. “Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey”. Sakarya University Journal of Holistic Health 8/1 (April 1, 2025): 12-21. https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1606693.
JAMA
1.Aktaş Reyhan F, Dağlı E, Uncu B, Sayiner F. Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey. SAUSHD. 2025;8:12–21.
MLA
Aktaş Reyhan, Feyza, et al. “Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey”. Sakarya University Journal of Holistic Health, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 12-21, doi:10.54803/sauhsd.1606693.
Vancouver
1.Feyza Aktaş Reyhan, Elif Dağlı, Betül Uncu, Fatma Sayiner. Determination of Student Midwives’ Views on the Ideal Birth Enviroment in the Educational Journey. SAUSHD. 2025 Apr. 1;8(1):12-21. doi:10.54803/sauhsd.1606693