Meet the Midwives Alliance Division of Research (DOR)

The Midwives Alliance Division of Research (DOR) is a volunteer group comprised of clinicians, academics, research and policy experts, and database developers. Together they work to increase knowledge about midwifery care and help midwives become more fluent in conducting research, critically appraising the available data, and incorporating the best available research findings into their practice.

The DOR is guided by an Advisory Panel and Coordinating Council. The DOR is currently working on a series of projects designed to increase the capacity for, and dissemination of, rigorous research and innovation in maternal-infant health and midwifery care. These projects include the Maternity Care Data Alliance (MCDA), annual benchmarking, expansion of dissemination capacity, public information about the MANA Stats datasets, and educating midwives about research.