Introduction
This study sheet is the first in a series that aims to unpack and unpick research, with a hope to demystify research to support you to access, critique and utilise research to underpin your midwifery care.
Learning aims and objectives
The focused aim of this study sheet is to consider philosophy, our world view and how this influences our approach to midwifery practice but also researcher’s methods and perspectives. The sheet will support your reflections for your personal and professional development whilst offering a useful lens to review and critique the research you read. By the end of this article review study sheet you be able to:
– Define philosophy and consider how it relates to midwifery knowledge and practice
– Define and discuss various forms of knowledge that inform midwifery care
– Reflect on your own philosophical orientations and how these influence your approach to midwifery practice
Keywords
evidence based practice, research, philosophy of care
Curriculum quality standards
ICM Category 1; General Competencies
Lancet Series; Evidence informed framework for maternal and newborn care; values
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