Principles and Practice of Research in Midwifery
By- Elizabeth Cluett, PhD, MSc, RM, RGN, PGCEA, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Rosalind Bluff, PhD, SRN, SCM, MTD, CertEd(FE), Former Lecturer in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Written by authors with clinical and research experience, this book is intended for midwives and student midwives participating in Diploma, Advanced Diploma and first level degree programmes. It aims to increase research awareness and develop the skills of critical appraisal of research evidence that are essential to evidence based practice.
Audience
Midwifery practitioners; student midwives; midwives undertaking further education
Paperback, 308 Pages
Published: May 2006
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-10194-6
Contents
- Introduction
Chapter 1 From Practice to Research
Chapter 2 Evidence Based Practice
Chapter 3 Experimental Research
Chapter 4 Surveys
Chapter 5 An Introduction to Statistics in Midwifery Research
Chapter 6 Grounded Theory
Chapter 7 Ethnography
Chapter 8 Phenomenology
Chapter 9 Alternative Approaches to Research
Chapter 10 Interviewing in Qualitative Research
Chapter 11 Critiquing the Literature
Chapter 12 From Research to Practice
Glossary
Index

