Dear Jette
You might want to check out the below reference, which deals with the
development of evidence based practice in midwifery:
Proctor, S. and M. Renfrew (2000). Linking Research and Practice in
Midwifery: A guide to evidence-based practice. London, Balliere Tindall.
Declan
Declan Devane,
Doctoral Student / Midwifery Research Assistant,
School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies,
University of Dublin Trinity College,
Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Education,
St. James's Hospital,
Dublin 8.
Tel: 087 659 6923
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Aaroe Clausen
Sent: 12 February 2003 10:34
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Subject: the role om research in midwifery
I am writing my master in health humanities. I am studying the Canadian
Term Breech Trial (Hannah) and ask the question why did this study get
so much authority? ( I had had contact to this list earlier, and thank
to all of you who answered, it was a great inspiration)
As a part of this thesis I much write a chapter on the role of research
in midwifery. There has not been written anything on this subject in
Denmark. Do any of you know of references that might help me? In Denmark
midwifes started to talk about research in the 90`ties. I wonder when
research in midwifery became a major issue in other countries? Can you
enlighten me?
In Denmark the midwifes mostly talked about RCT and evidence based
practise, so the research they refereed to very mainly epidemiological
and related to natural science. Other kind of humanistic research where
hardly motioned. This development is very different from that of nurses.
They where mainly interested in humanistic approaches such as
phenomenology and hardly any notice of natural science. There focus
where on caring. I want to understand this difference and what role the
research played in midwifery. Sincerly Jette Aaroe Clausen/danish
midwife
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