Experiences of student accoucheurs in Limpopo Province regarding midwifery clinical training

Abstract

Midwifery is one of the oldest professions in the world and midwives are commonly females. There are few accoucheurs registered in South Africa as compared to female midwives. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the experiences of student accoucheurs regarding midwifery clinical training in Limpopo Province. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research design was used. Purposive non-probability sampling of participants was conducted. Data was collected from nine participants using semi-structured interview guide. The seven steps of data analysis by Colaizzi (1978) were used. Three themes, nine categories and eighteen subcategories emerged from the study. The findings of the study revealed, both positive and negative experiences by student accoucheurs regarding midwifery clinical training. The study recommends that the nursing education directorate to amend training policies, debriefing and counselling sessions of student accoucheurs should be part of training programme. The student accoucheurs experienced both positive and negative support from the clinical area.

Maikemisetso a sengwalo thuto se ke go tsweletsa temogo yeo baithuti ba go belegisa ba banna ba kopanang le yona mo maokelong le dikliniking tsa Limpopo porofentsheng. Go somisitswe boleng bo bo phagameng go hlahloba temogo ye e hlalosang nyakisiso (Phuputso). Yeo baithuti ba go belegisa ba banna ba kopanang le yona ge ba ithutela go belegisa mo porofentsheng sa Limpopo. Go se be le maikemisetso go somisitswe dipotsiso poledisano go humana ditaba go ba tsea karolo ka o tee ka o tee. Mafelelong batsea karolo ba be ba botsisa dipotsiso gore ba humane kgwekgwe ya taba e le go tshedimoso mabapi le seo ba se botsiswago ka thutotaba. Maikemisetso a monyakisisi ke go humana hlohleletso le maikutlo go tswa go batsea karolo. Go somisitswe setsea mantsu le poledisano go kgabokantsha maikutlo le maikemisetso. Mekgwa ye supa ya go humana dinthla tsa go nyakisisa ka Colaizzi (1978) di somisitswe, thuto taba tse tharo di somisitswe go tsweleletsa thuto ya gore ba belegisi ba banna ba kwetlitswe ka potlako, gape ba be le tsebo mo dikliniking le go ba thekga maokelong. Nyakisiso e tswele le hlohleletso ya go thusa baithuti ba banna go belegisa. Thuto ya baoki e swanetse go hlaola kwetliso y aba belegishi ba banna pele, go oketsa mehlala ka diphaphosing tsa maokelo tsa ba belegi le ditlhohleletso le go fana ka dikeletso le go thusa ba belegisi ba banna ge ba fihla maokelong le dikliniking.

Xikongomelonkulu xa nxopaxopo lowu I ku ndlandlamuxa ntikoto wa nsungungati wa xinuna mayelana na ku dyondza mitirho ya le tiwading eXifundzeni xa Limpopo. Eka nxopaxopo lowu tirhisiwile xivumbeko xa nnkoka ku hlamuse ntokoto wa xichudeni xa xinuna xa vusungungati eXifundzeni xa Limpopo mayelana na mitiroi ya le tiwadini ta, vusungukati. Eka xikongomelo lexi ku tirhisiwile tisampuli ta va teka xiave loko hi endla ndzavisio lowu. Ku tirhisiwe xivumbeko xileto xa ku inthavyuwa ku hlengeleta mahungu eka vateka xiavehi ku endla mbulavurisaeka eka munhu un’wana na un’wana. Vatekaxiave va vutisiwile swivutiso swo pfuleka ku kuma vuxokoxo lebyi enteke. Muxopaxopi u hlohlotele vateka xiave ku nyika vuxokoxoko byo helela. Eka ku hlengeleta mahungu ku tirhisiwile xitekamarito na tinotsi. Ku tirhisiwile magoza ya nkombo ya Colaizzi (1978) ku xopaxopa mahungu. Ku humelele swilo swinharhu eka nxopaxopo lowu, ku nga: ku hlohloteriwa ku va musungukati wa xinuna, mintokoto ya musungukati wa xinuna etiwadini ta vusungukati na nseketelo lowu nyikiweke musungukati wa xinuna etiwadingi ta kvusungukati. Eka Nxopaxopo ku ibumabumeriwil leswaku ku va na dyondzo ya vusungukati bya xinuna ku engetela swikombiso swa vasungukati va xinuna etiwadini ta vusungukati na ku endliwa minkarhi ya tinhlengetelano na nseketelo eka vasungukati va xinuna endzaku ka ntiokoto lowu va veke na wona.