Midwifery research

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) recognises the importance of research to its activities. These include recognising advances in practice, management, education, and evaluating services and disseminating details to members.

One of the strategic goals of the College is to broaden and strengthen its research activities.

To this end, in addition to the work already being done by the RCM UK Board for Scotland and Headquarters, the RCM has begun to develop a research network group and to publish a quarterly research page in the RCM Midwives Journal to highlight and disseminate contemporary research activities.

Your may wish to read:

• Features (published in print in Midwives magazine)

• Longer papers (published online by Midwives magazine)

• Cutting-edge research papers (published in Evidence Based Midwifery)

Collaboration is the key to high quality research and the RCM is constantly seeking to make links with midwife researchers.

For more information please contact Frances Day-Stirk, Royal College of Midwives, 15 Mansfield Street, London W1G 9NH: frances.day-stirk@rcm.org.uk