Research Recipes for Midwives

A 16-step guide to writing a research proposal

Development of a research question, identification of a research method, and working through the steps to build a sample are complex and hugely important stages in the career of a student midwife. A good research ‘recipe’—a specific method geared to address a certain kind of question—can be critical to the creation of a successful proposal.

Research Recipes for Midwives offers a selection of thoroughly tested research methods from which student midwives can choose in developing their own projects, expertly directing the reader through a 16-step process for applying a ‘recipe’ to their own proposal. Reader will also find:

• Information regarding the relationship between midwifery research and practice
• A thorough introduction to research methods built around clear concepts
• Tools for making a complex and challenging process manageable and exciting