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.