On Friday March 19 the Science Advisory Committee of the Netherlands Royal Society of Midwifes organised an expert meeting as an important step in defining a research agenda for midwifery research. Approximately 50 midwifes, leaders of the midwifery schools in the Netherlands, and other key stakeholders met in Utrecht. Based on the results of a inventory made before the meeting, and chaired by professor Koos van der Velden, professor and head of the department of Public health at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, a three phased discussion was held. Six preliminary research priorities were indentified. These research themes will now be further explored and defined by the Science Advisory Committee.
The meeting in Utrecht once more made clear that there is a great need for research in the field of midwifery to build a stronger evidence base for present midwifery practice and for further innovation of the field.
The Deliver study, a national midwifery study that is now being launched by the The Professional Midwifery Education Foundation in conjunction with NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research) and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research.
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