Research for spread of systematic reviews and development of infrastructure in midwifery care

• Project/Area Number: 15K11728
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: YAJU Yukari 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 准教授 (50584447)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 堀内 成子 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (70157056) ; 片岡 弥恵子 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (70297068)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MORI Rintaro 独立行政法人国立成育医療研究センター, 政策科学研究部, 部長 (70506097) ; OHTA Erika 聖路加国際大学, 看護学研究科, 教授 (40625216)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: コクラン / システマティック・レビュー / 助産学 / 妊娠 / 出産 / コクラン・コラボレイション / メタアナリシス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As part of human resource development in midwifery and of the promotion of understanding the Cochrane activity, we held seminars named ‘the St. Luke’s Cochrane School’ annually (twice a year) through the study period. The numbers of participants were around thirty per each seminar. Two of the participants in the seminar recognised the necessity of the randomised controlled trial and conducted the trials evaluating the effectiveness of midwifery care, respectively. Another participant of the seminar conducted the questionnaire survey on midwifery care policy. Further, we completed the protocol of the Cochrane systematic review on homeopathy for reducing blood loss in the third stage of labour.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Cooling the lower abdomen to reduce postpartum blood loss: A randomized controlled trial (2017)
  • Author(s): Masuzawa Y, Kataoka Y, Nakamura S, Yaju Y
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE Volume: 12 Issue: 10 Pages: e0186365-e0186365
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186365
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] A cross-sectional survey of policies guiding second stage labor in urban Japanese hospitals, clinics and midwifery birth centers. (2016)
  • Author(s): Kaori Baba, Yaeko Kataoka, Kaori Nakayama, Yukari Yaju, Shigeko Horiuchi, Hiromi Eto
  • Journal Title: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Volume: 16:37 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-0814-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Comparison of Policies for the Management of Care for Women and Newborns During the Third Stage of Labor Among Japanese Hospitals, Clinics, and Midwifery Birth Centers (2015)
  • Author(s): Kataoka, Yaeko; Nakayama, Kaori; Yaju, Yukari; Eto, Hiromi; Horiuchi, Shigeko
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Childbirth Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Pages: 200-209
  • DOI: 10.1891/2156-5287.5.4.200
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access