Bachelor in Science in Midwifery Honours Degree programme

MW3801 -Midwifery Research - Evidence for Midwifery Practice (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to conduct and complete a literature review and discuss the findings alongside contemporaneous midwifery practice in Ireland and elsewhere;
  
• Select and justify the selection of a topic for research which is grounded in midwifery practice;
  
• Plan a research project for the chosen research question to a standard ready for submission to a research ethics committee.

Module Learning Aims

The aim of this module is to provide midwifery students with the opportunity to examine and explore in
detail the knowledge and evidence of a particular aspect of midwifery practice of their choosing.

Recommended Reading List

• Bryman A. (2007) The research question in social research: what is its role? International Journal of
  Social Research Methodology 10 (1), 5-10.
  
• Bryman A., Becker S. & Sempik J. (2008) Quality criteria for quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
  research: a view from social policy. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 11 (4), 261-276.
  
• Bryman A. (2008) Social Research Methods, 3rd edn. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  
• Cioffi J. (1998) Education for clinical decision making in midwifery practice. Midwifery 14 (3), 18-22.
  
• Coy M. (2006) This morning I’m a researcher, this afternoon I’m an outreach worker: ethical dilemmas in
  practitioner research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 9 (5), 419-431.
  
• Cuidiú (2010) Consumer Guide to the Maternity Services. Retrieved from http://www.cuidiu-ict.ie on July 21st 2010.
  
• Gerrish K. & Lacey A. (eds.) (2010) The Research Process in Nursing, 6th edn. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford.
  
• Thomas J.& Paranjothy S. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  Clinical Effectiveness Support Unit (2001) National Sentinel Caesarean Section Audit Report. Retrieved
  from http://www.rcog.org.uk on July 21st 2010.

Additional Reading

• Bell J. (2010) Doing your Research Project: A Guide for First-time Researchers in Education, Health
  and Social Science, 5th edn. Open University Press, Buckingham.
  
• Burns N. & Grove S.K. (2006) Understanding Nursing Research, 4th edn. Saunders, London.
  
• Cluett E. & Bluff R. (eds.) (2006) Principles and Practice of Research in Midwifery, 2nd edn. Churchill Livingstone, London.
  
• Hart, C. (1998) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. Sage Publications, London.
  
• LoBiondo-Wood G. & Haber J. (2002) Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for
  Evidence-Based Practice, 7th edn. Mosby, London.
  
• Polit, D.F. & Beck, C.T. (2008) Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing
  Practice, 8th edn. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, London.
  
• Parahoo K. (2006) Nursing Research: Principles, Process and Issues. Palgrave Macmillan, London.
  
• Proctor S. & Renfrew M. (2000) Linking Research and Practice in Midwifery: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice. Balliere Tindall, London.
  
• Rees C. (2002) An Introduction to Research for Midwives, 2nd edn. Books for Midwives Press, Cheshire.

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.