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Outline
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Research Purpose
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Current involvement in research activities
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What the RCM is doing strategically
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Key issues

  • Women are being pathologised
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Standards
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Key issues

  • Women are being pathologised
  • More evidence is needed on models of care
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Transfers from midwifery led units
  • Results
    • 34% were transferred antepartum
    • 16% were transferred intrapartum
    • 46% were delivered in the midwives unit
    • Primigravid women (43%) were significantly more likely to be transferred intrapartum than multigravid women (8%).

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Key issues

  • women are being pathologised
  • more evidence is needed on models of care
  • better understanding is needed as to the key elements of success
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what leads to success?
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Two key functions

  • analytic
  • communicative and transformative
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Maternity Policies
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What next

  • launch of the research standing group


  • develop ability to lobby on research issues


  • develop our ability to influence practice