BACKGROUND: In Arab countries, many nursing schools rely heavily on simulation based activities to provide experiential learning to male students with regard to maternal and child care however, no study has been conducted to explore their experiences with such simulation training. ...CONCLUSIONS: High fidelity simulation can be a viable option to clinical training for enhancing Arab male nursing student competencies when providing maternal and child nursing care, which are often not available in the clinical area or are considered to be off limits due to cultural or religious reasons....