Choose one quantitative OR qualitative research article published in the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health within the past year.
1. Choose one quantitative OR qualitative research article published in the Journal
of Midwifery and Women’s Health within the past year. Give enough detail so
that your readers will be able to understand the methods used as well as the
results. This should take 1-2 paragraphs of text. Include information on the study
objective, sample & sample size, methods, such as measurements and statistics
used, results, and authors’ conclusions. This is an objective summary of the
research article.
2. In another paragraph or so, critique the study’s strengths and limitations. Identify
several strengths and weaknesses and comment on how the weaknesses might be
improved. Now add your ideas to the mix. Do you agree with the authors’
conclusions, why or why not? Then link this research to the discipline of
midwifery. How does this research contribute to midwifery?
• Your past experiences with midwifery, and why you want to be a midwife.
• How you see the role of midwives and how it differs from the practices of
nursing and medicine
• Your experience with distance education and what you anticipate your
strengths and challenges will be in using this mode of education.
• Why now is a good time for you to start your midwifery education?
• How you will adapt your life to integrate the time and energy necessary for
success as a midwifery student.
• Characteristics and experiences you will bring to midwifery
