Educating future professionals in perinatal medicine: the attitude of medical and nursing students towards childbirth

Author:

González-Mesa Ernesto123ORCID,Cazorla-Granados Olga1ORCID,Blasco-Alonso Marta123ORCID,Sabonet Lorena23ORCID,Jiménez-López Jesús S.123ORCID,Rengel-Díaz Cristóbal345ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Obstetrics and Gynecology Department , School of Medicine, University of Malaga , Malaga , Spain

2. Obstetrics and Gynecology Department , Malaga Regional University Hospital , Malaga , Spain

3. IBIMA Research Group in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Epigenetics, Women’s Diseases and Reproductive Health , Malaga , Spain

4. Obstetrics and Gynecology Department , Ntra Sra de la Victoria University Hospital , Malaga , Spain

5. Nursing Department , School of Health Sciences, University of Malaga , Malaga , Spain

Abstract

Abstract Objectives The main objective of the present study was to evaluate what educational needs were being neglected in current perinatal educational program in the University of Malaga. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study using the Students’ questionnaire on attitudes towards childbirth (CAVE-st) in a sample of 378 students who were finishing their undergraduate or postgraduate academic perinatal program, including medical and nursing students. Results The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was 0.895. The mean score of CAVE-st in the sample was 200.34 (DT 21.0). The scores were below the median value in more than 53% of the students, especially in medical students. Female students scored systematically higher in the overall scale and its subscales, even after adjusting for study groups. On the other hand, the students with children scored significantly lower in the subscale that explored their attitudes towards unexpected results. A huge margin for improvement was recognizable in those subscales related with childbirth medicalization, respect to women decisions, and health-care prioritization. Conclusions Students’ attitude towards childbirth need to be improved as a means to improve women’s childbirth experience and prevent birth-related trauma. The current undergraduate and postgraduate training in perinatal care lacks a comprehensive and biopsychosocial perspective that would improve the quality of clinical practice during childbirth.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynecology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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1. Contribution of the abbreviated CAVE-st questionnaire in Spanish: the attitudes toward childbirth experiences;Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology;2024-07-23

2. Obstetricians’ Attitude towards Childbirth;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;2021-10-11

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