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Hi Debora, Very interesting study!! How many births/women do you expect to be included in the study in total and in the groups you will compare and which are your main outcome variables? Cheers Karin ----- Original Message ----- From: Deborah Davis <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:47 am Subject: Re: New Birthplace Project Manager post To: [log in to unmask] > Hi Jane and others on the list. In relation to research on birth > place, I just wanted to let you know about research that is in the > consultation stage in New Zealand. This research (also called > BirthPlace) will compare outcomes for low risk women in the care > of midwives, who birth at home, in primary, secondary and tertiary > facilities. > "Does place of birth influence select birth outcomes for women of > low obstetric risk receiving midwifery led care? A prospective, > cohort study". > > > What is exciting about this research is that all women in the > study will be cared for by lead maternity carer midwives working > under a national contract so that the care package is somewhat > homogenous. In other research literature place of birth is often > confounded by different packages of care provided in different > places. For example birth centre care often includes midwifery > led, continuity of care, something that is not provided in the > hospital based comparison group. New Zealand's model of maternity > care offers us the opportunity to isolate the effect of place. > This is a national study with collaborators in the north and south > island of New Zealand. > > We would love to communicate with the researchers on the birth > place project in the UK so that we could share resources, ideas > and generally support each other. > cheers > Deborah > > > Deborah Davis > Principal Lecturer > School of Midwifery > Otago Polytechnic > Private Bag 1910 > Dunedin > New Zealand > > ph: (03) 477 3014 > fax: (03) 474 8486 > >>> [log in to unmask] 10/12/07 6:37 PM >>> > NATIONAL PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT > > > > Project Manager-Birthplace in England Research Programme > > > > £26,666 to £32,796 > > Applications are invited for the full time post of Project Manager > for the > Birthplace in England Research Programme. This new post is funded > by the > Department of Health for 20 months from January 2008 and is based > in the > National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) at the University of > Oxford. > > > Since the early 1990s Government policies on NHS maternity > services have > supported the principle that women should have a choice of setting > for > childbirth > However, reviews of research have identified major gaps in the > evidence > including whether there is a difference in the rate of any good or > bad > outcomes for mothers or babies depending on where birth is > planned. In 2006 > the Department of Health awarded funding to a collaborative group > of > co-investigators from UK universities, professional, and consumer > bodies led > by Professor Peter Brocklehurst (NPEU Director) to carry out the > Birthplace > in England Research Programme, an integrated programme of research > studies > on planned place of birth. > > > > As Project Manager you will be the 'first point of contact' for > Birthplace. > Along with strong project management skills and experience you are > likely to > have received PRINCE2 training or have achieved equivalent > qualifications. > You will have good data management skills and be experienced in > Microsoft > Office. You will be line manager to the Birthplace Administrator. > Excellent > interpersonal and communication skills are essential. This is an > exciting > opportunity for an experienced project manager to develop their > experience > and skills in this high-profile research programme. > > > > For further details, and in order to submit an application, > candidates > should obtain a job description from the Unit Secretary, NPEU, > University of > Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF (Tel: 01865 289700) > quoting > reference B2/07/005. Alternatively see our website > www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/jobs. > Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 25 October > 2007. > Interviews will be held on Tuesday 13 November 2007. For an > informal > discussion about the post, please contact Rona McCandlish on 01865 > 289700.