You are a student midwife attending an antenatal education class in the hospital. During the meeting the couples tell the midwife that they do not think that they are getting enough information about infant care and behaviours. They feel they are inadequately prepared for parenthood. You have heard the questions they are asking and you think they are correct. You would like to investigate the

reasons why the pregnant couples feel they are inadequately prepared for parenthood. You would like to test your hypothesis. Write (a) a directional hypothesis, and (b) a non-directional hypothesis for the research study.

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You are a student midwife attending an antenatal education class in the hospital. During the meeting the couples tell the midwife that they do not think that they are getting enough information about infant care and behaviours. They feel they are inadequately prepared for parenthood. You have heard the questions they are asking and you think they are correct. You would like to investigate the reasons why the pregnant couples feel they are inadequately prepared for parenthood. You would like to test your hypothesis. Write (a) a directional hypothesis, and (b) a non-directional hypothesis for the research study.

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