Effects of hand preference on learning episiotomy skills: a study conducted with midwifery students
Nur Duman, Aytül Hadımlı, Rabia Ekti Genç · 2026
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Nur Duman leads a three-author team reporting a 2026 survey of midwifery students in Turkey on whether handedness makes learning episiotomy harder. An episiotomy is a cut made in childbirth that later needs careful repair, a fine motor task. Teaching materials and instruments are usually designed for right-handed learners. The sample covered 769 third- and fourth-year students in the 2022 to 2023 academic year. Students completed an information form and the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, which measures how strongly one hand dominates.
Right-handed students made up 82.4 percent, left-handed students 7 percent, and ambidextrous students 10.6 percent. Left-handed students reported significantly more difficulty with both the cut and its repair, in the laboratory and in clinical practice alike. Regression analysis flagged trouble during clinical practice and lab repair sessions as predictors of left-hand use. The authors recommend adapted equipment, practice conditions, and mentoring for left-handed trainees.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nur Duman, Aytül Hadımlı, Rabia Ekti Genç |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37010 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |