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Midwifery practice in New Zealand is based on scientific, evidence-based research. The New Zealand College of Midwives Research Strategy defines how the College can continue to support increasing levels of New Zealand midwifery research and provides a cohesive framework of priority areas for the College’s involvement in research studies.

For the key points that summarise the Research Strategy, see below:

Midwifery Care Activities and Outcomes reports

Search the New Zealand Midwifery Research Database

Submitting to the Research Database

Joan Donley Midwifery Research Collaboration (JDMRC)

Research debates

Research priorities identified
  • Supporting normal birth
  • Supporting and promoting the Midwifery profession
  • Supporting the health of women, babies and family/whānau
  • Informing practice, policy and service development

Undertake research that reflects these priority areas
  • Identify and develop topics for research in relation to midwifery practice within the four priority areas

Collaborate with research groups
  • Promote collaboration and facilitate liaison between midwifery researchers nationally and internationally
  • Facilitate collaborative researcher with multi-disciplinary groups/researchers

Support the development of midwifery research expertise

Publish, disseminate and utilise New Zealand midwifery research to inform practice, policy and service development
  • Utilise College publications to promote New Zealand midwifery research
  • Continue to publish MMPO reports, and use MMPO data to inform policy and service development
  • Increase analysis of MMPO data and use to inform practice
  • Support New Zealand midwives to publish