Linking Research and Practice in Midwifery: A G, Proctor,#

Linking Research and Practice in MidwiferyA Guide to Evidence-Based Practice\nAuthor(s): Sue Proctor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bailliere Tindall\nISBN-13: 9780702022975, 978-0702022975\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how the links between midwifery research and practice can be developed and strengthened, in order to lead directly to care based on the best available evidence. Based on the realities of midwifery practice, contributions by researchers, practitioners and consumers explore the core issues, which challenge midwives in their practice, and how these challenges may be met. \nComprising two sections, the book deals clearly and in detail with the complex issues involved in developing evidence-based practice. The first section considers the context of research in todays healthcare structure, after reflecting on the current and past positions of research in midwifery. Issues such as ethical decisions and the involvement of womh