Evidence based practice in midwifery: concept paper

  • Barbra Bikwa
  • Gladys Mugadza
  • Christine Mary Kasu
  • Abigail Kapfunde
  • Clara Haruzivishe
Keywords: evidence based, practice, competency, midwifery

Abstract

ABSTRACT

 

Midwifery practice should be informed by sound scientific based enquiry which should serve as the foundation for decision making and policy making for improved maternal neonatal outcome.

Objective

The objective of this paper was to describe the concept evidence based practice in order to clarify its meaning among nurse midwives by assigning antecedents and attributes.

Methodology

Walker and Avant (2011) concept analysis model was used to guide this paper. The following search engines were utilized to select 10 articles relevant to the concept of interest, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Medline

Results

Evidence based practice is not clearly understood to what it entails. Midwifery practice at some point lacks reference based on rigorous scientific enquiry thus leading to detrimental neonatal maternal outcome.

Conclusion

There is need to clarify what evidence based practice mean so as to guide midwifery practice.

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Author Biography

Barbra Bikwa

University of Zimbabwe College of health sciences

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Published
2018-09-30
How to Cite
Bikwa, B., Mugadza, G., Kasu, C. M., Kapfunde, A., & Haruzivishe, C. (2018). Evidence based practice in midwifery: concept paper. IJRDO -JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND NURSING, 3(9), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.53555/hsn.v3i9.2425

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