Table 3 Comparing the mean and standard deviation of students’ scores from the normal vaginal delivery skills questionnaire in a total of 3 semesters

1- Was the control of the perineum when exiting the birth canal performed correctly?

3.63 ± 0.69

3.24 ± 0.68

0.39 ± 0.12

0.002

2- Did the student turn the head correctly?

3.62 ± 0.69

3.24 ± 0.53

0.37 ± 0.10

0.001

3- Did the student check the umbilical cord around the neck correctly?

3.90 ± 0.73

3.50 ± 0.58

0.40 ± 0.11

0.001

4- Did the student hold and removed the baby’s head correctly?

3.92 ± 0.75

3.44 ± 0.55

0.47 ± 0.11

0.000

5- Did the student deliver the baby’s body correctly?

4.04 ± 0.83

3.56 ± 0.72

0.47 ± 0.13

0.001

6- Has the student done the filling correctly?

4.15 ± 0.94

3.83 ± 0.82

0.32 ± 0.15

0.041

7- Did the student carry the baby correctly?

4.07 ± 0.99

3.61 ± 0.78

0.46 ± 0.15

0.004

8- Did the student clamp the umbilical cord correctly?

4.15 ± 0.86

3.64 ± 0.64

0.50 ± 0.13

0.000

Average total skill scores

3.93 ± 0.53

3.51 ± 0.42

0.42 ± 0.08

0.000

p-value**