An exploration of midwives' attitudes to research and perceived barriers to research utilisation
MidwiferyPublished 1 June 1996
Soraya Meah, Karen Luker, Nicky Cullum
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The current trend to demedicalise childbirth demands that midwives become proficient users of research, but the means of disseminating research findings to midwives in the north west of England does not meet their needs.
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The current trend to demedicalise childbirth demands that midwives become proficient users of research. However, the means of disseminating research findings to midwives in the north west of England does not meet their needs.
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