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An ethnography of “doing the month” and modern
postpartum practices among rural women in Jiangxi,
China

A traditional postpartum practice in Chinese culture
known as “doing the month” was the subject of this
ethnographic study undertaken by doctoral candidate
Qingjun Wang along with advisors Professor Dr.
Warunee Fongkaew and Dr. Nonglak Chaloumsuk.
Thematic analysis was used to analyze data gathered
through observation and in-depth interviews with new
mothers and other female informants from rural villages
in Jiangxi, China. Results showed differences in willingness
to utilize “doing the month” practices, with both older and
younger women less able to follow these practices in
modern times demonstrating the necessity for health-
care professionals of developing postnatal care practices
suitable for modern life. Pacific Rim International Journal
of Nursing Research

https://cmu.to/lpCwG

Delivering midwifery concepts to undergraduate
nursing students: A comparison study of the online
flipped learning with the traditional in-class pedagogy

Anyone involved in education is aware that the
COVID-19 pandemic forced education online in early
2020, and although this was not purely by choice, it
did provide the opportunity for “natural experimentation”
in comparing the effectiveness of different teaching
and learning approaches. In this study, led by Associate
Professor Dr. Piyanut Xuto, a flipped learning model of
teaching midwifery was compared with a traditional
classroom approach. Although course evaluation
scores proved similar, students rated the flipped
learning model lower related to the factors of ‘
appropriateness of learning time’ and ‘workload
outside the class’, possibly due to students’ perceptions
of less-than-optimal mental health and frustration due
Assoc. Prof. Dr. to being confined to dormitory rooms and separated
Piyanut Xuto
from their classmates. Teaching and Learning in Nursing

https://cmu.to/HQDq5

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