Full Description
An accessible introduction to the spectrum of research in maternity care
The Handbook of Midwifery Research, Second Edition, enables midwives and student midwives to search and make sense of research evidence, write research proposals, and undertake and disseminate research studies. Written in a concise and accessible style, this book includes useful tools and techniques to keep readers up to date with the best available evidence to apply to their own clinical practice. This second edition has been extensively revised to reflect current midwifery research and involves a range of study designs. The book is divided into three parts: understanding research, undertaking research, and publishing research.
The Handbook of Midwifery Research includes information on:
Different types of reviews and steps to assess them when little information is published on a topic
How to use a search strategy and search terms, including the PRISMA guidelines and flowcharts to show search stages systematically
Critical analysis of reported research, and integrating results and findings
Quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies, and mixed methods with specifics on convergent, sequential explanatory, exploratory, and hybrid study designs
The history and role of ethics in healthcare, midwifery, and research governance
The importance of the links between research, education, policies, and clinical practice
With case studies, learning objectives, and clear examples throughout, The Handbook of Midwifery Research is an essential learning resource for any midwife or student wanting to approach research with confidence.
Contents
About the editor xv
Notes on contributors xvii
Foreword xxi
Preface and acknowledgements xxiii
Part I Understanding research 1
1 Introduction to midwifery research 3
2 Finding the evidence 65
3 Making sense of the evidence 95
Part II How to undertake research 113
4 Data collection techniques 115
5 Mixed methods research 155
6 Ethics and research governance 183
7 Data analysis 211
Part III Disseminating and publishing research 247
8 The research dissertation/thesis 249
9 Disseminating and publishing research 273
List of figures 301
List of tables 303
List of boxes 305
Glossary 309
Index 315
