title: Midwifery research: the past, present and future.
abstract: This paper examines midwifery research in light of the Research Assessment Exercise and explores the research undertaken in the UK during the last ten years. It compares midwifery and general practice research, as well as a transatlantic comparison as to the research output in the UK and US. It also presents an assessment of the impact of midwifery research.
authors.affiliation: Derby City General Hospital.
authors.forename: Hora
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soltani
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States