Triumph over the barricades and put the evidence into practice

Hollins Martin, CJ 2008, 'Triumph over the barricades and put the evidence into practice' , British Journal of Midwifery, 16 (2) , pp. 76-81.

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Abstract

In some instances midwives find it difficult to implement research into practice (Albers, 2001). For example, evidence informs of the benefits of providing continuous support during labour (Hodnett et al, 2003), yet one midwife to one woman is not compulsory in every maternity unit in the UK. Olsen (1997) meta-analyzed research that relates to the relative safety of home birth compared to hospital birth. Results found no difference in survival rates between babies born at home and those born in hospital. Amniotomy is still a common procedure, yet contra-indicated since fetal heart abnormalities are more likely in the healthy term fetus (Fraser et al, 1993). Such examples serve to sharpen awareness that some research is being overlooked. Consequently ideas about how to narrow the theory–practice gap become salient. With this in mind a model is proposed to help midwives implement change into practice. Changing behaviour is possible when logical structured approaches are taken at a number of levels.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Health and Wellbeing
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Applied Research in Health, Welfare and Policy
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Midwifery
Publisher:	Mark Allen Healthcare
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0969-4900
Depositing User:	CJ Hollins Martin
Date Deposited:	22 Dec 2011 16:42
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2018 02:30
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/19207

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