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Abstract
Background: Male nurses face challenges in their education and practice as a result of their gender and stereotypes associated with being a male in a female dominated profession. The aim of this study was to determine obstacles facing male nursing students at maternity clinical learning settings. Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 114 male nursing students from the Faculty of Nursing at Fayoum University. Tools: two tools were used (1) An interviewing questionnaire. (2) Likert rating scale. Results: findings of the presenting study showed that, the majority of the study students reported that they faced practical and theoretical obstacles during their studying of maternity nursing course as students, academic, curriculum, teaching environment, client/ community and hospital obstacles. Furthermore, more than half of male nursing students had negative attitude toward maternity clinical course. Conclusion: the majority of male nursing students are facing obstacles during their studying of maternity nursing course which make them had negative attitude toward maternity clinical course. Recommendations: Preventing discrimination against male nurses and supporting male nurses to grow professionally at obstetric department and nurse educators should assist male nursing students to be well prepared to interact with women clients in various settings.