Objective To explore the application effect of digital narrative combined with virtual reality technology in obstetrics education.Methods Eighty-nine full-time undergraduate students from the 2021 midwifery class were assigned to the control group, who received instruction via traditional teaching methods.Eighty-eight full-time students from the 2022 midwifery class were assigned to the observation group, who received instruction through digital narrative combined with virtual reality technology on the basis of the the control group.After one year of teaching, the examination scores, comprehensive abilities, professional qualities, and teaching satisfaction of the two groups were compared.Results The examination scores, comprehensive abilities, professional quality scores, and teaching satisfaction of the observation group were significantly better than those of the control group (all P＜0.05).Conclusion The application of digital narrative combined with virtual reality technology in obstetrics education can effectively improve students′ theoretical scores, comprehensive abilities, and professional qualities, and help improve student satisfaction.