Do the Birth Stories That Midwifery Students Hear in Their Families Affect Their Profession Choices and Profession Belonging? A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors : Aysu YILDIZ KARAAHMET

Pages : 149-160

Doi:10.56061/fbujohs.1211544

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Publication Date : 2023-08-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research was planned to evaluate the feelings of the students studying in the midwifery department about the profession, their perspectives on birth and the interest of their families with birth stories in their choice of profession. The research was conducted with a total of 129 students in the 2nd grade of 1.ve enrolled in the Midwifery B death of a foundation university in Istanbul in the 2021-2022 academic year. A quantitative design using an online survey was used to collect the data. This online questionnaire consists of two parts: \`Questionnaire Form\` and \`Midwifery Belonging Scale\`. It was stated that 59.7% of the students were influenced by their families in their career choices, 82.2% chose the profession willingly, and 44.18% chose it because of their interest in the profession. 27.9% of the students reported that their mother was exposed to difficult birth, 32.5% had a history of difficult birth in their family, and 43.41% were upset when they heard a difficult birth story. When the students who answered \`yes\` and \`no\` to the questions about \`choosing the profession willingly\` and \`the mother\`s exposure to difficult birth\` were compared in terms of midwifery belonging level, a statistically significant difference was found in favor of those who said yes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.003; p=0.002, respectively);. According to the results of the regression analysis, it is seen that choosing the midwifery profession voluntarily insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(t=1.950 p<0.000); and the reason for choosing insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(t=1.077 p<0.000); have a statistically significant effect on the Midwifery Belonging Scale. The results showed that exposure to directly witnessing or listening to the birth story had a significant impact on students\` choice of midwifery career. These findings show that social discourses about birth are strong and may have an impact on the perception of birth and the role of the midwife, especially among young people.
Keywords : aidiyet, distosi, ebelik, meslek, öğrenci