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A study of student midwives' beliefs, expectations and aspirations

Abstract:

During 1990, the year of passage of the Amendment to Nurses' Act 1977, a comparative study was made of current midwifery education on New Zealand, and of student midwives expectations of their ability to practise as autonomous, professional midwives (White, 1991). All student midwives undertaking a full-time midwifery course within the five New Zealand Polytechnics were invited to participate. They were sent a series of three self administered questionnaires (precourse, midpoint, and end of course). Because the Southern Region (Southland) had a different academic year, only the first questionnaire was given to students completing the course (1989-90), and students commencing (1990-91). This prvided a unique sample and results were analysed separately.

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midwifery education, student midwives