Jane, my doctoral work was looking at midwifery indicators and outcomes.
Although the work is yet unfinished, I would be happy to discuss it further.
There is a deal of difficulty in differentiating between medical and midwifery outcomes, and I found that for both of these groups the ultimate outcome is "healthy mother, healthy baby" and the indicators linked to this.
The main difference between midwifery and medicine is not in the ultimate aim, but in the process, and so I am finding that process indicators are much more relevant, e.g. the use of chemical pain management is one example.
Happy to discuss this further if its useful.
Rosalee
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Pam McQuide and I are working on a paper re: nursing and midwifery outcomes. Do you have any recommendations regarding literature of midwifery outcomes or cost comparisons across different types of care providers. Finding good conclusive studies in the literature has been difficult.
Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks for your help. Judy
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<DIV><FONT size=1>Jane, my doctoral work was looking at midwifery indicators and
outcomes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Although the work is yet unfinished, I would be happy to
discuss it further.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>There is a deal of difficulty in differentiating between
medical and midwifery outcomes, and I found that for both of these groups
the ultimate outcome is "healthy mother, healthy baby" and the indicators linked
to this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>The main difference between midwifery and medicine is not in
the ultimate aim, but in the process, and so I am finding that process
indicators are much more relevant, e.g. the use of chemical pain management is
one example.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Happy to discuss this further if its useful.</FONT></DIV>
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<BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR><BR><BR>Pam McQuide and I are working on
a paper re: nursing and midwifery outcomes. Do you have any recommendations
regarding literature of midwifery outcomes or cost comparisons across different
types of care providers. Finding good conclusive studies in the literature has
been difficult. <BR><BR>Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks for your help.
Judy <BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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