Nurses, midwives and health research.
Despite the wealth of researchable topics in maternal and child health, it is rare for studies in this field to be carried out by nurse-midwives. This article explores the historical origins of nursing, its educational characteristics and its dominance by women, identifying obstacles to independent research and pointing to ways of overcoming them.
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College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Anambra State.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003906:Developing Countries; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*