Established in 2001, the Joan Donley Midwifery Research Collaboration (JDMRC) is the evidence arm of the College and provides the framework and secretarial support for the College’s research programme.
Set up in honour of Joan Donley and her commitment to an evidence-based midwifery profession, its core purpose is to promote the development of midwifery research, and thereby the provision of evidence for practice, in New Zealand’s unique maternity service context.
The JDMRC provides a mechanism for collaboration between researchers, midwifery educators, schools of midwifery, universities, hospitals, district health boards and the profession to evaluate and research the effectiveness and appropriateness of midwifery practice and policy.