Midwifery
On this page you'll find key resources, as well as guides to help you develop your academic, study, and digital skills.
This subject guide is designed to assist Midwifery students in finding the best information, whether you’re a new student starting your first assignment or delving into a research project.
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Three key actions for getting started
Finding information for your assessments
Developing strong information searching skills saves time and brings results. Finding Information Skills covers everything you need for academic searching. Take the Finding Information Skills assessment for a personalised action plan.
- Reading Lists
These are set up by your tutors to guide you to good quality, relevant and useful materials to help you with your studies. They are a great starting point before doing your own research - find out more about your Reading Lists.
- Library Search
Library Search can make your academic life easier by helping you find a range of reliable and trustworthy sources for your work. It contains a wealth of information to help you make the most of your studies, including books/eBooks, journals/eJournals, articles, databases, and more.
Using Library Search may feel daunting at first, but don't worry, we have a range of guides on how to find relevant resources.
Databases
Databases are searchable collections of good quality, academic material, particularly journal articles. They can be small subject specific or large collections covering a wide range of subject areas. Most databases provide access to full-text items.
| A collection of video recordings of human dissections. | |
| This database provides references to the most relevant and recent nursing and midwifery journal articles from 1994 to today. | |
| A leading database providing access to an extensive collection of expert and research journal articles across nursing, midwifery and allied health topics and subjects. | |
| MEDLINE provides access to international literature on biomedicine, allied health, the biological and physical sciences. | |
| Provides access to Cochrane systematic reviews in healthcare and other clinical evaluations and trials. | |
| Contains a range of research databases covering the full range of academic subjects. | |
| A collection of health and medicine databases that can be accessed via ProQuest. | |
| A large collection of journal articles from a number of highly regarded British journals, including the British Journal of Nursing. | |
| The world’s largest midwifery-specific database, and a key information resource used by maternity health care professionals and student midwives. | |
| This database is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). | |
| Contains a large collection of journals and books, mainly in the science, technology, engineering, and medicine subject areas. | |
| Gives access to Springer’s online collection of journals, eBooks, reference works and protocols across a vast range of subject disciplines. | |
| A complete and easy-to-use 3D human body reference and study tool. |
Video
Videos offer a dynamic way to absorb information. They often present complex ideas in an easily digestible format.
| This is a video resource for midwives, student midwives & healthcare professionals, curated by midwifery professionals to address the key issues facing midwives. | |
| A peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary online journal and video collection of scientific experiments and laboratory methods. | |
| A substantial collection of videos for a wide range of subject areas including, business, counselling, film, health, history, music, and more. |
Industry Websites
Industry websites provide information, resources, and updates related to a specific sector or type of business. They can be valuable resources for staying informed about industry trends, accessing research materials, and discovering more about organisations and industry professionals.
| The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative enables public services to better support families with feeding and developing close and loving relationships so that all babies get the best possible start in life. | |
| A professional body that works to improve women’s healthcare across the world. | |
| A professional organisation and trade union dedicated to serving midwifery and the whole midwifery team. | |
| Produces useful and useable guidance for the NHS and wider health and care system. | |
| The leading authority on the rights of women and birthing people during pregnancy and birth in the UK. |
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Print Books
You can borrow print books from the Library. The location details below are a guide, it is best to search Library Search for exact location of items:
| Classmark | Subject Area |
| 618.2 | Midwifery |
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Key resources for midwifery students
Databases
These give you focused access to key journal articles and research:
- CINAHL: offers a systemised approach to searching for articles and research in the areas of health, nursing and midwifery
- Medline: the EBSCO hosted version, NOT Ovid. Provides access to medical and life science articles and other research
- British Nursing Index: It provides references to literature in the most relevant nursing and midwifery journals and has mainly UK coverage, plus access to key worldwide publications.
Useful websites
These sites may have some journals but also other key research:
- Acland's video atlas of human anatomy (5 volume set)
- The Cochrane Library is a collection of resources that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence, including a wide range of systematic reviews.
- Evidence Search provides free access to clinical and non-clinical information including evidence, guidance and Government policy.
Employability
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