Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
December 08, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
While Ive spent a lot of time teaching about databases and indexes, they certainly are not the only way you can track down studies. In this final installment of the tracking down studies part of the Understanding Research series, Ill show you how you can track down studies in other ways.
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November 30, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Science & Sensibility contributor, Andrea Lythgoe, has a great post up at her own blog. In The Doula Numbers Game, Andrea shows that many of us may be overestimating and overstating the beneficial effects of continuous support from doulas. She argues and I agree that using outdated statistics
November 28, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
This article is part of the Understanding Research series.So you found a few good articles, but you wish you could have found more. Sometimes all it takes is finding one good study, and you can use that one to find more!There are several ways to do this:1. Most studies will have a section discussing
November 02, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
This article is part of our Understanding Research series. MeSH - maybe you've seen it, that weird word that is always in caps, except for the little e. What is it and why should I care? Well, MeSH is an acronym for Medical Subject Headings, and in essence it is a way of having a standardized set
October 15, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
This is the third article in our Understanding Research series.So you are at your index of choice. What now? You will need to use key words to search. The best way to learn to use key words effectively is to do a lot of practice searching. Some tips to help you get the most out of your practice
September 22, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Most research studies are published in professional journals. Some journals are published by a trade group or organization, such as JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, or Lamaze Internationals own Journal of Perinatal Education. Some journals are freestanding, independent of any
September 14, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Reports of new research studies can be found almost everywhere on a daily basis: On the nightly news, in mainstream magazines, in forwarded e-mails, on Facebook and Twitter feeds. But can these reports be taken at face value? Let's look at a few examples:First a small blurb published in
September 13, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
[Editor's Note: I'm absolutely thrilled to announce our newest regular contributor, Andrea Lythgoe. Andrea is a DONA-certified doula, hospital-based Lamaze childbirth educator, and instructor at the Midwives College of Utah. She is the author of the website UnderstandingResearch.com where she aims
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