Evidence Based Midwifery: Applications in Context

Evidence based practice is now widely accepted as a fundamentaltenet of midwifery. The importance of evidence in definingmidwifery policy and practice in the UK health system, and others,is acknowledged and enduring. While the development and evaluationof research in midwifery is well charted, the question of how suchevidence is incorporated into practice has, to date, received lessattention and discussion in the midwifery profession. Answeringthis need, Evidence Based Midwifery focuses on the disseminationand use of evidence for midwifery practice, and exploresmidwives experiences in using the evidence base to informpolicy and enhance clinical practice. Written by a highly–regarded and diverse group from the UK andinternational midwifery community, Evidence Based Midwiferyaddresses issues of relevance to all midwives whether clinicalpractitioners or educators, students or supervisors, researchers ormanagers. Issues that influence evidence based midwifery arediscussed, and topics covered include problem based learning,implementation of evidence based guidelines and the involvement ofservice users. Edited by founder members of the Evidence Based MidwiferyNetwork International collaboration with contributions from the UK,Greece, Canada and the Netherlands Primary focus on the incorporation of evidence into midwiferypractice Real–life examples throughout