Foreword, ix Soo Downe Preface, xi About the Book, xiii About the authors, xv Acknowledgements, xvii Part I Understanding research Chapter 1 Introduction to midwifery research, 3 Introducing research, 3 Types of research knowledge, 5 Audit and research, 7 Introducing qualitative research, 12 Introducing quantitative research, 22 The importance of evidence-based practice, 32 Summary, 39 Chapter 2 Finding the evidence, 40 Introduction to finding evidence, 40 Literature searching, 41 Literature review, 41 Sources of evidence, 44 Using a search strategy, 47 Structured review, 48 Systematic review, 50 Summary, 52 Chapter 3 Making sense of the evidence, 54 Introduction to critiquing research evidence, 54 Critiquing qualitative research, 55 Critiquing quantitative research, 59 Hierarchy of evidence, 61 Differences between qualitative and quantitative research, 66 Summary, 70 Part II Undertaking research Chapter 4 Data collection techniques, 73 Introduction to data collection, 73 Qualitative data collection techniques, 75 Undertaking a research interview, 83 Quantitative data collection techniques, 90 Questionnaires, 93 Summary, 100 Chapter 5 Ethics and research governance, 102 Introduction, 102 Introducing ethics and research, 103 History of ethics and research, 103 Principles of ethics, 107 Research governance, 110 Ethical issues relating to midwifery research, 112 Gaining ethical approval, 114 Summary, 117 Chapter 6 Data analysis, 119 Introduction to data analysis, 119 Qualitative data analysis, 120 Quantitative data analysis methods, 125 A basic understanding of statistics, 133 Summary, 147 Chapter 7 Research dissemination, 149 Introduction, 149 The dissertation, 149 Research degree - proposals, 153 Writing skills, 156 Getting your work published, 159 Impact of publications, 164 Presenting a conference paper, 165 Useful resources, 166 Becoming a researcher, 167 Summary, 168 Appendix A, 170 Appendix B, 176 Contents vii Appendix C, 177 Appendix D, 193 Glossary, 196 References, 202 Index, 216.