Midwifery students' enrolment reasons and evaluations of the first Bachelor of Midwifery programme in Jordan

OBJECTIVE: to explore reasons for enrolment in the first bachelor of midwifery programme in Jordan, and to describe midwifery students' evaluations of the programme. DESIGN: a cross-sectional survey design. SETTING: The Faculty of Nursing at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. PARTICIPANTS: 16 diploma-prepared midwifery students enrolled in the 2-year bachelor-completion programme. MEASUREMENTS AND FINDINGS: an open-ended question explored students' reasons for enrolling in the midwifery programme. For programme evaluation, a 13-item Midwifery Programme Evaluation Questionnaire (MPEQ) was developed and used. Total score ranged from 39-61, with a mean of 51.2 (SD=6.7). CONCLUSION: midwifery students reported five reasons for enrolling in the midwifery programme, which was favourably evaluated. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: encouragement and sustainability of student enrolment in the JUST Bachelor of Midwifery programme are recommended to improve midwifery education and enhance midwifery as a profession.