JDMRC Research Forum

Forum 2009

The highly successful 4th Biennial Joan Donley Midwifery Research Forum was held at The Rutherford Hotel, Nelson 17-18 September 2009.

The forum was well attended with over 140 participants and addressed the question - Do research and audits inform midwifery practice?

21 presenters over two days covered a wide range of interesting and relevant topics listed below.

Karen Guilliland	Developing a joint statement for ICM and Figo that describes the components of best practice for the physiological management of the third stage of labour.
Dr Cheryl Benn	Non-resident women and maternity care in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Debbie Payne, Sally Wilson, Sue Wynyard	Warkworth Birthing Centre: Exemplifying the future
Rachel Taylor	Hypoxic Birth Injuries: A review of accepted treatment injury claims
Emma Farmer	Do ecbolics influence exclusive breastfeeding rates at two weeks postpartum
Susan Lennox	Research evidence challenges accepted wisdom
Elaine Gray	Does research influence midwives decision-making in practice: An exploration of the literature regarding sutering versus non-sutering of spontaneous perineal tears
Lesley Dixon	The transition from the end of pregnancy to birth: an exploration of the woman's perspective of labour progress
Robyn McDougal	A comparison of Fentanyl & Pethidine in labour looking at neonatal outcomes
Maggie Banks	Embracing the fringe? An ongoing home birth story
Heather Donald	Using action research to improve midwifery practice
Robyn Maude	The art and science of intrapartum intermittent auscultaion of the fetal heart rate
Irene Calvert	The hidden side of midwifery
Leona Dann	An evaluative audit of the dosage of syntocinon used to prevent postpartum haemorrhage
Nimisha Waller	Women's experience of becoming mothers after a complex birth: What is the evidence?
Chris Hendry and Joanna Houston	The reliance of rural communities on midwifery service networks
Joyce Cowan	Pathophysiology of preeclampsia
Dr Cheryl Benn (as a member of the birthplace NZ research team)	Birthplace New Zealand. A retrospective cohort study comparing outcomes for low risk women in the care of midwives, planning to birth at home, in primary birthing units and secondary/tertiary level hospitals

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