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Thank you for your quick responses and advice. I have searched the available databases for articles concerning midwives promotion of a care option but have had little success. Are there any key articles that the group could recommend in this area? Once again than for your help. Charlotte. > Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:07:57 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Water birth and the midwife > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hi Charlotte > You are correct there is little evidence, in terms of primary studies, > looking at the role of midwives in promoting waterbirths. But if you > look at the literature on other topics linked to midwives' promotion of > a care option, for example home births, the reasons some midwives do not > promote these is related to their clinical competence and confidence, > the support they have from managers, availability of resources including > staff numbers to enable educational activities, medical dominance, and > fear of litigation (note I say fear of, not necessarily actual). This > list would apply to waterbirths, as well, although not necessarily in > that order. > > Best wishes > LIZ > ****************************************************************** > Dr Elizabeth R Cluett > PhD MSc RM RGN PGCEA > Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery > University of Southampton > tel; 023 8059 7850 > email [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health > research. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Charlotte Bachtold > Sent: 12 March 2008 13:47 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Water birth and the midwife > > My name is Charlotte and I am a final year midwifery degree student who > is > in the middle of her dissertation. > > I have chosen water birth as my topic and having carried out an > extensive > electronic and hand search of the literature I have decided to focus my > literature review upon what is preventing women from birthing in water. > I > have found a great deal of research regarding the benefits of water > birth > and its 'safety' yet I can find very little on the subject of the > midwives > role and perspective on water birth. From my own clinical experience I > am > aware that midwives play an essential role in the promotion and uptake > of > water birth yet I am having difficulty finding anything on this > interesting > aspect from a research perspective. > > It is for this reason that I am writing to you to see if anyone has any > interesting thoughts or ideas on this subject. Any opinions or advice > would > be much appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you, > > Charlotte. _________________________________________________________________ Who's friends with who and co-starred in what? http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml