{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-midwifery-research-isbn-9781119573098","title":"The Handbook of Midwifery Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible introduction to the spectrum of research in maternity care\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Midwifery Research,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Midwifery Research\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferent types of reviews and steps to assess them when little information is published on a topic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use a search strategy and search terms, including the PRISMA guidelines and flowcharts to show search stages systematically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical analysis of reported research, and integrating results and findings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies, and mixed methods with specifics on convergent, sequential explanatory, exploratory, and hybrid study designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe history and role of ethics in healthcare, midwifery, and research governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of the links between research, education, policies, and clinical practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith case studies, learning objectives, and clear examples throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Midwifery Research\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential learning resource for any midwife or student wanting to approach research with confidence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the editor xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on contributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and acknowledgements xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Understanding research 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to midwifery research 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Finding the evidence 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Making sense of the evidence 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II How to undertake research 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Data collection techniques 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mixed methods research 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ethics and research governance 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Data analysis 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Disseminating and publishing research 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The research dissertation\/thesis 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Disseminating and publishing research 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of figures 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of tables 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of boxes 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 315\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Steen, OBE,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Midwifery and Discipline Lead at Curtin University and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, has been conducting research since 1992 across Europe, the UK, Australia, Nigeria, Brazil, Iran, the Emirates, and Thailand, with the aim of improving care and services for women, babies, and their families. Her exceptional contributions to midwifery, and to maternal and familial health research, were formally recognised in 2025 when she was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible introduction to the spectrum of research in maternity care\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Midwifery Research,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. 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