This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Written by authors with clinical and research experience, this book is intended for midwives and student midwives participating in Diploma, Advanced Diploma and first level degree programmes. It aims to increase research awareness and develop the skills of critical appraisal of research evidence that are essential to evidence based practice. Chapter 1 From Practice to Research Chapter 2 Evidence Based Practice Chapter 3 Experimental Research Chapter 4 Surveys Chapter 5 An Introduction to Statistics in Midwifery Research Chapter 6 Grounded Theory Chapter 7 Ethnography Chapter 8 Phenomenology Chapter 9 Alternative Approaches to Research Chapter 10 Interviewing in Qualitative Research Chapter 11 Critiquing the Literature Chapter 12 From Research to Practice Glossary Index