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Table 1 Materials of questions and topics asked for students’ understanding of midwifery care philosophy “women-centred care”

From: Students’ understanding of “Women-Centred Care Philosophy” in midwifery care through Continuity of Care (CoC) learning model: a quasi-experimental study

Topics

Construction of questions

Number of true-false questions

Personalized care

- Students’ experience gained during clinical practice concerning their understanding of women’s needs.

5

- Students’ comprehension about the difference of each woman’s needs that students give a midwifery care.

- Students’ experience about offering a helping hand to the woman who has a special need.

- Students’ experience how to recognise every woman’s right to self‑determination in attaining choice of care for woman herself.

Holistic care

Students’ understanding concerning a holistic approach and recognition to each woman’s social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cultural needs, expectations and context as defined by the woman herself

3

Partnership care

- Students’ mean of partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period.

4

- Students’ understanding how the midwives provide women with appropriate information and advice in a way that promotes participation and facilitates informed decision making.

Collaborative care

- Students’ understanding how the midwives take a dicision to referral in a timely manner when problems arise on their client during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.

3

- Students’ understanding on how the midwife is expected to continue providing supportive care after transfer and be going to resume primary care if appropriate.

Evident-based care

Students’ ability to inform and give midwifery care based on scientific evidence that they know.

3

Total

18