Course Module

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*NOTE: NMI's Study Group module formatting guidelines specify that students provide the text of each question, followed by a blank line and then their response. Sometimes cutting and pasting from the above pdf version causes formatting issues in your word processing document. If this occurs, please use the Google Doc version of the module to make a copy and save to drive.

Text Book

Introduction to Research for Midwives 3rd Edition (available at most book sellers and as an e-book)

Additional Resources

Lecture Slides

Research Literacy, Hive Mind Lecture Slides from 11/16/2022 with Katie Krebs MPH

Recorded Lectures

Research Literacy, Hive Mind Lecture, 11/16/2022 - with NMI Executive Director, Katie Krebs, MPH. We discuss research ethics, evidence and ways of knowing, evidence based practice and critiquing research.
Research Literacy, Hive Mind Lecture, Part 1 - 11/10/2021 with NMI Executive Director, Katie Krebs, MPH. We discuss research ethics, evidence based practice, and ways of knowing and types of evidence.
Research Literacy, Hive Mind Lecture, part 2.1 11/14/2021 with NMI Executive Director, Katie Krebs, MPH. First half of our second night talking about Research Literacy. We use the ARRIVE trial to discuss a few specific concepts from our module, and then discuss student questions about the module.
Research Literacy, Hive Mind Lecture, part 2.2 11/14/2021 with NMI Executive Director, Katie Krebs, MPH. The second half of our talk about the ARRIVE trial and student questions on the module.
Citations & Academic Integrity, Hive Mind Lecture 01/11/2023 with NMI Academic Director, Gloria González Campise, LM, CPM. Accompanying Lecture slides HERE.

Websites about Research

Resources for Research

This is not an exhaustive list! Rather it is a place for students to start their research processes, and we hope students build upon it and create their own go-to lists for sourcing research.