Abstract: This university-based customized
childbirth education class for nursing
students identifies that collaboration
between childbirth educators and their
local nursing schools could provide students
with the necessary information to
be effective labor support to women and
their families during their clinical practicum
within hospitals. Research shows
that laboring women who are provided
continuously available one-to-one support
have better outcomes than women
who receive standard hospital-based support.
Hospitals may not have sufficiently
increased the number of registered nurses
available to deal with the multi-faceted
demands of high-tech obstetrical care and
that labor support may need reinforcement.
Student nurses may be an answer.