Principles and Practice of Research in Midwifery

• IntroductionChapter 1 From Practice to ResearchChapter 2 Evidence Based PracticeChapter 3 Experimental ResearchChapter 4 SurveysChapter 5 An Introduction to Statistics in Midwifery ResearchChapter 6 Grounded TheoryChapter 7 EthnographyChapter 8 PhenomenologyChapter 9 Alternative Approaches to ResearchChapter 10 Interviewing in Qualitative ResearchChapter 11 Critiquing the LiteratureChapter 12 From Research to PracticeGlossaryIndex

"The book's layout enables easy access to the material which can be read in its entirety to gain a broad understanding of research, or it can be dipped into for reference purposes. The book also contains plenty of checklists and midwifery examples to help the reader understand the application of the research concepts described.This book is appropriately directed at midwives and students studying at undergraduate level. The content makes it a useful resource for students, teachers and researchers at all levels of experience, particularly if they are looking to refresh knowledge and understanding of research methods that are less familiar to them.”Head of the Centre for Nursing and Midwifery ResearchThe Practicing Midwife / Volume 10 / Number 7 / July-August 2007