فهرست مطالب f. khodabandeh

Getting infected with Covid-19 in pregnant women has more serious risks than their non-pregnant counterparts. On the other hand, the information of midwives in this matter is not enough and it seems that training in this field is necessary. Therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim of assessing the educational needs of midwives in the conditions of the newly emerging disease of Covid-19.

This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from May to June 2020 on 283 midwives in North Khorasan province who had access to the Internet and communication software. Subjects were selected by available sampling method. Information was collected using the form of individual-social characteristics and a needs assessment questionnaire designed based on health protocols to fight against Covid-19, which was prepared electronically. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24 software.

Midwives needed training in all areas including pregnancy (3.66±0.70), childbirth (3.60±0.90), postpartum care (3.62±0.90), breastfeeding (3.64±0.90), mental health (3.69±0.80), sexual intercourse (3.61±0.90) and personal protection (3.31±1.06). Pamphlets (48.4%) were the most common source of midwives' information and receiving information about Covid-19 through online education systems (44.88%) was the best preferred source among midwives.

The greatest educational need of midwives in North Khorasan province during the Covid-19 pandemic is the need for educational topics in the field of mental health and the least educational need is related to the field of personal protection.

The training of practical skills and the need to learn them is one of the characteristics of training in medical sciences, which is carried out in the clinical skills center. However, due to the spread of the Coronavirus, face-to-face training has been transferred to virtual training and the clinical skills training program for clinical learners has faced serious challenges. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of virtual training of basic clinical skills on the performance of midwifery students during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This semi-experimental study was conducted on first semester midwifery students of Bojnurd University of Medical Sciences who entered the university in 2019 (virtual education, N=25) and in 2020 (traditional education, N=25). Students participated in the study by census method. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and a practical test and analyzed using SPSS 24 software and independent t-test, chi-square and Mann-Whitney U.

The mean performance score in the virtual education group was 17.54±1.27 and in the traditional education group was 18.38±1.13, and there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05).

Both traditional education and virtual education can be effective in students' learning, but traditional education in the clinical environment, especially for practical courses and clinical skills, can be somewhat more effective than virtual education alone.