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Evidence based health care: Raising issues from a midwifery perspective

Abstract:

This paper explores the evidence based health care movement and its implications for midwifery practice. While it is acknowledged that understanding and utilising research evidence is an important skill for midwives, this is not without its difficulties or issues. Further, the woman midwife relationship and the role of evidence in informing decision-making is explored. It is suggested that both partners have important responsibilities in the relationship and that evidence is one of many factors that influences decision-making. This paper also explores the availability of useful research evidence for midwifery practice, suggesting that available research evidence does not always answer the sort of questions midwives or women have about care. It is therefore important that midwives become active in contributing to the body of knowledge and evidence in our discipline and that we do this in collaboration with the consumers of our service.

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decision making, evidence based health care, research