Short report on a distinct electroencephalogram endophenotype for MTHFR gene variation co-occurring in autism spectrum disorder.

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutations refer to genetic variations in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase enzyme, which plays an important role in folate metabolism. Folate is essential for neural development and signalling. Children with autism spectrum disorder have atypical neural signals compared with control.

Midwifery education in Bangladesh: An in-depth analysis through a systematic review.

Background: While midwifery education in Bangladesh has expanded since its establishment in 2013, there is little information available about the quality of education. The aim of this project was to analyse the literature related to midwifery education in Bangladesh in reference to the Global Standards for Midwifery Education.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science and Scopus databases.

A survey of students' experiences of returning to midwifery studies after maternity leave: A pilot survey.

Aim: To identify the barriers and facilitators having an impact on the progression and completion of studies for students who give birth during their midwifery program.

Background: Balancing the demands of pregnancy and new motherhood with the rigorous academic requirements of a tertiary-level midwifery program is challenging for students wishing to progress and complete their studies. Understanding the barriers and facilitators students face when resuming midwifery studies following birth can assist universities in providing educational environments that support students in achieving their midwifery education.

The potential of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for addressing sleep difficulties in children with autism - A brief communication.

Sleep difficulties can co-occur with autistic traits and have been frequently reported in children diagnosed with autism. Thus, sleep difficulties may impact neural development, cognition, and behavioural functioning in children with autism. Interventions, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), that target aberrant neural structures underpinning autistic traits and sleep difficulties in children could have beneficial effects.

A systematic review and meta-synthesis of the complex and interconnected factors that influence planning for driving retirement.

Introduction: With an aging population there are more older drivers than ever before. To reduce unnecessary road accidents and assist older drivers to successfully transition to non-driving, a better understanding of the factors that influence planning for driving retirement is required. This review explores documented factors that may influence older adults in planning for driving retirement, thus providing new understandings that can inform future preventative road safety measures, interventions, and policies.

Non-traditional students' preferences for learning technologies and impacts on academic self-efficacy.

Blended Learning (BL) as a pedagogical approach has increased in significance during the COVID-19 pandemic, with blended and online learning environments becoming the new digital norm for higher educational institutions around the globe. While BL has been discussed in the literature for thirty years, a common approach has been to categorise learner cohorts to support educators in better understanding students' relationships with learning technologies. This approach, largely unsupported by empirical evidence, has failed to adequately address the challenges of integrating learning technologies to fit with non-traditional students' preferences, their BL self-efficacy and the associated pedagogical implications.

Nonurgent Pediatric Interhospital Transfers: A Narrative Enquiry of Nurses' Experiences in Australia.

Introduction: This study aimed to explore nonurgent pediatric interhospital transfers through the lens of nurses' experiences and perceptions when undertaking these transfers.

Methods: Using a narrative inquiry approach, data were collected via semistructured interviews with registered nurses (N = 7) who had experience undertaking patient transfers between nonurgent low-acuity and urgent high-acuity hospital settings.

Results: Findings established the following 8 themes: ensuring transfer preparation for risk mitigation, practicing confident advocacy, being accountable for risk mitigation of the deteriorating patient during transfer, maintaining standardized procedure, using training and mentorship to support confidence, maintaining interhospital and intrahospital relationships, recognizing the significance of transfer on families, and acknowledging the burden of transfer and delay.

The impact of three-dimensional visualisation on midwifery students' application of knowledge of the third stage of labour to practice: Qualitative findings of a pilot randomised controlled trial.

Problem: Complex physiological processes are often difficult for midwifery students to comprehend when using traditional teaching and learning approaches. Online resources for midwifery education are limited.

Background: Face to face instructional workshops using simulation have had some impact on improving understanding.

Twelve tips for introducing E-Portfolios in health professions education.

Portfolios have been used in health professions for many decades as a means of documenting reflective practice that inform change, supports the understanding of professionals' development needs and changing care options for clients. Electronic versions of one's portfolio of evidence or E-Portfolios became more prevalent in the early 2000s as a repository to store evidence and reflections. However, in recent years E-Portfolios have evolved from a repository to an articulation of authentic learning and development.

The impact of three-dimensional visualisation on midwifery student learning, compared with traditional education for teaching the third stage of labour: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Background: Complex physiological processes are often difficult for midwifery students to comprehend when using traditional teaching and learning approaches. Face to face instructional workshops using simulation have had some impact on improving understanding. However, in the 21st century new technologies offer the opportunity to provide alternative learning approaches.

Online learning and teaching approaches used in midwifery programs: A scoping review.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review was to map and identify existing literature that described online learning and teaching approaches used in midwifery education.

Design: An extensive search of multiple databases and gray literature was undertaken following the JBI standards, using predefined selection criteria and following the PRISMA guidelines.

Methods: This scoping review included studies published in English between 2010 and 2020 that explored the online approaches to learning and teaching for undergraduate midwifery students.

Midwifery student's perceptions of completing a portfolio of evidence for initial registration: A qualitative exploratory study.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) has set regulatory standards, that require midwifery students to verify how they have met ANMAC standard 8.11 requirements prior to registration as a midwife. The most common formats for recording achievement of the ANMAC requirements are paper-based or electronic portfolios.

Development and validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) to the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice 2018.

Background: The Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) was developed against the Competency Standards for the Midwife in 2017 to enable consistent assessment of midwifery student performance in practice-based settings. The AMSAT requires revision and re-validation as the competency standards have now been superseded by the Midwife Standards for Practice 2018.

Objective: This research revised and validated the AMSAT to assess performance of midwifery students against the Midwife Standards for Practice 2018 and assessed its sensitivity.

Australian midwifery student's perceptions of the benefits and challenges associated with completing a portfolio of evidence for initial registration: Paper based and ePortfolios.

Portfolios are used in midwifery education to provide students with a central place to store their accumulative evidence of clinical experience for initial registration in Australia. Portfolio formats can be paper-based or electronic. Anecdotal discussion between midwifery students in Queensland debated the best format to document the requirements for the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) standard 8.

Enhancing Nursing and Midwifery Student Learning Through the Use of QR Codes.

A recent teaching and learning innovation using new technologies involves the use of quick response codes, which are read by smartphones and tablets. Integrating this technology as a teaching and learning strategy in nursing and midwifery education has been embraced by academics and students at a regional university.

Use of videos to support teaching and learning of clinical skills in nursing education: A review.

Information and communications technology is influencing the delivery of education in tertiary institutions. In particular, the increased use of videos for teaching and learning clinical skills in nursing may be a promising direction to pursue, yet we need to better document the current research in this area of inquiry. The aim of this paper was to explore and document the current areas of research into the use of videos to support teaching and learning of clinical skills in nursing education.

Transformers: changing the face of nursing and midwifery in the media.

Aim: This paper reports an educational strategy designed to sensitise and empower students about the impact of media representations of nursing and midwifery on their public image.

Background: Numerous studies continue to reveal that stories about nursing and midwifery presented in the mainstream media are often superficial, stereotypical and demeaning. Inaccurate portrayals of nursing damage our professional reputation with the public and potential consumers.