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Dear Elaine I started my professional doctorate in 2004, in the UK at Brighton University. I am studying women and midwives experiences of the 2nd stage of labour. It would be worth us keeping in contact. Good Luck with your study. Anne Viccars On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Jefford, Elaine <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Good Morning All > > I am a PhD candidate who is seeking midwives across Australia to > participate in my research, which has been granted ethical approval. Below > is the outline of the study. If anyone is interested in participating please > contact me. I am going to the ACM conference in Adelaide so can do the > interviews there if that’s more convenient than by telephone? > > If you are able, please can you disseminate this request to your > colleagues? > > Thanking you in anticipation > Elaine > > Dear Midwives > > Invitation > I would like to invite currently practicing midwives to take part in a > research study designed to explore midwives decision-making during the birth > of a baby. > > Background > Clinical decision-making in midwifery has been under-researched. It is not > the same as either nursing or medical decision-making because of the unique > nature of the woman-midwife relationship. > > The purpose > The study aims to describe, explain and predict midwives decision-making > during the birth of a baby with an emphasis on the factors that either > enhance or inhibit optimal decision-making in practice. The knowledge > created by this study will allow the researcher to recommend changes in > midwifery policy, practice and education to improve the experiences and > outcomes for birthing women, babies and midwives. > > If you would like to find out more then please contact me > Elaine Jefford > > PhD Candidate - Midwifery > The University of Newcastle > Tel: 02 4921 5966 > Work: 02 6205 1084 Mobile 0405374536 > Fax: 02 6205 3300 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Research Supervisor > Dr. Kathleen Fahy, Professor of Midwifery > School of Nursing and Midwifery, > The University of Newcastle, > Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia > Tel: 02 492 15966; > Email: [log in to unmask] > > This project has been approved by the University of Newcastle’s Human > Research Ethics Committee, Approval No. H-2009-1063 > > > Elaine Jefford > Clinical Policy Coordinator > ACT & National Policy Division > And Policy Advisory Group (PAG) secretariat > Patient Safety and Quality Unit (PSQU) > ACT Health > Tele: 62051084 > Fax: 6205 3300 > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. If > you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete > all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You > should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any > other person. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >