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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. The Research Strategy also provides a cohesive framework of priority areas for the College’s involvement in research studies.

Researchers and postgraduate students can apply to the College to:

  • access the College Midwifery Membership database (flowchart)
  • access the College/MMPO Midwifery Outcomes database (flowchart)

Midwifery Care Activities and Outcomes reports

Search the New Zealand Midwifery Research Database

Submitting to the Research Database

Joan Donley Midwifery Research Collaboration (JDMRC)

Cochrane summaries for Midwifery

Research debates

Key points of the Research Strategy:

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