Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical effects of video clips teaching method in the training of midwifery.Methods From January to January in 2015, 50 obstetric midwives were selected and randomly divided into experimental group (n=25) and control group (n=25). In teaching process, there was a teacher with subtropical high titles in each group. The teaching way in control group was reading the paper of professional knowledge combining clinical education, and the experimental group was adopted video clips combining clinical education, and the video clips was made basing on professional knowledge. After the training course of the year's core ability, the method of test and questionnaire were adopted to test obstetric midwife, and the results were analyzed.Results Compared with control group, experimental group had higher level in obstetric basic specialized knowledge score, pass rate, excellence rate, the average score, and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0. 05); The obstetric emergency ability and the right degree of clinical work coping in experimental group were higher than control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05); After training, the rate of cervical laceration and postpartum hemorrhage in experimental group were lower than those in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P< 0. 05).Conclusion The teaching effect of video clips is remarkable in the midwifery training, the method can help obstetric midwife to understand and memorize obstetric basic specialized knowledge and related knowledge of professional skill operation, this can eliminate students' fatigue, stimulate their learning interest and improve their learning efficiency.