The Life and Times of a Research Midwife

The Life and Times of a Research Midwife Rebecca Smyth

Research Midwife • • • ORACLE Trial Midwives Experiences of Antenatal Serum Screening Study Cochrane Reviewer Breastfeeding – Expectations versus Realty Cluster Randomised Trial Student Midwives Mentorship Study Magpie Trial Follow up Study Women’s experiences of joining in a RCT Reviewer – R&D, Journals, LREC Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group

ORACLE Trial • Overview of the Role of Antibiotics in Curtailing Labour and Early Delivery • UK • 165 hospital’s • 11, 121 women recruited • Results

Organisation PI – David Taylor / Co-ordinator – Sara Kenyon 4 Regional Midwives Hospital obstetrician, midwife, pharmacist Trained staff Maximised recruitment Data

Midwives Experiences of Antenatal Serum Screening Study • • Liverpool Women’s Hospital Qualitative Interviews MSc

Cochrane Reviewer • Fetal vibroacustic stimulation for facilitation of tests of fetal wellbeing • Fetal intrapartum vibroacustic stimulation for fetal assessment in labour • Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesis in labour • Amniotomy in labour

Breastfeeding – Expectations versus Realty Cluster Randomised Trial • • • Liverpool Women’s Hospital Quantitative & qualitative 1, 249 women Antenatal workshop – lactation consultant Questionnaires & Diaries

Student Midwives Mentorship Study • University of Surrey • Qualitative • Interviews, observation, focus groups, diaries

Magpie Trial - Magnesium sulphate for treatment of pre -eclampsia • • • Regional Midwife International 175 centres, in 33 countries, in 5 continents 10, 141 women recruited Results

Magpie Trial Follow up Study • • • Research Midwife for UK Follow up at 2 years Ages & Stages Questionnaire Women’s questionnaire Bayleys Scales of Infant Development

Women’s views and experiences of joining a RCT Study • • Quantitative & qualitative Questionnaires 619 Interviews x 40 Ph. D

Reviewer • Trust R&D • Journals • LREC – Adult

Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group • University of Liverpool • Support review authors • Ensure protocols & reviews correct format

Real Experience • • • Friendships Study days Travel MSc / Ph. D New Skills Good jokes

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