Abstract
At a birthing assistant training school offering a one-year program, analysis was made for birthing assistance students who have previous clinical experience, in terms of their enrollment motivations for entering the school, and matters faced after enrollment. The study thus carried out interviews with five such students for the purpose of investigating the problems and the countermeasures toward solving those problems in birthing assistant education. As a result, it was found that enrollment motivations consisted of three categories; (1) following one's dreams. (2) obtaining the opportunity and (3) existence of a role model. It was found that matters faced after enrollment consisted of three categories; (1) studying for the first time in a long time (2) practical training problems. and (3) understanding of one's family . The category which is two about clinical experience and a practical training; The advantage in the practical training , and The weak point in the practical training . The category which is two about students of the different age communication, Difference during the generation and the interaction . The five subjects had been planning to become birthing assistants since they became nurses, but they had experienced such problems as putting off entering further education facilities due to such matters as child-rearing as well as their economic stability and coordination with family members. In addition, after enrollment, they actively communicated with other students who had directly entered the school without suspension, enhanced their PC skills, and made concerted efforts to become just a student in the practical training.
