Research

Midwifery practice in Aotearoa New Zealand is evidence-informed, and underpinned by both qualitative and quantitative 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:

have research recruitment requests circulated to College members (see application)
have access to the College/MMPO Midwifery Outcomes database (see flowchart)

Midwifery Care Activities and Outcomes reports

Search the Aotearoa New Zealand Midwifery Research Database

Submitting to the Research Database

Joan Donley Midwifery Research Collaboration (JDMRC)

Cochrane summaries for Midwifery

Research debates

Research abstracts

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

Work with the midwifery postgraduate education sector to develop midwifery research expertise
Facilitate access to the College Midwifery Membership Database
Facilitate access to the College Midwifery Outcomes Database

Publish, disseminate and utilise New Zealand midwifery research to inform practice, policy and service development

Utilise College publications to promote Aotearoa 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 Aotearoa New Zealand midwives to publish

Key points of the Research Strategy:

Research priorities identified

Undertake research that reflects these priority areas

Collaborate with research groups

Support the development of midwifery research expertise

Publish, disseminate and utilise New Zealand midwifery research to inform practice, policy and service development

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