Starting at just £13.25* per/quarter.
MIDIRS Gold:
For an additional
£16 per annum, upgrade to MIDIRS Gold Standard Service, which combines the Online Service (OLS) and the
Informed Choice resource in one fabulous comprehensive product.
The MIDIRS Online Service (OLS) combines a MIDIRS Midwifery Digest subscription and online access to the MIDIRS Reference Database, making it the most complete midwifery information resource available today.
Special note for students:
“Whether in your first, second or third year of training, I can highly recommend MIDIRS to support you throughout your training and career, when you will require the best available evidence-based information to underpin your knowledge and inform your practice and ongoing professional development.
I would also like to take this opportunity to encourage those of you who have just graduated or are about to graduate, to discover if you haven’t already, what MIDIRS has to offer. Never before has it been so important to continue to keep yourself updated with what’s new in the world of midwifery.”
Rachel Ambler, Consultant Midwife.
For details of the MIDIRS Midwifery Digest click here
First developed in 1988, the MIDIRS Reference Database has grown in size and stature with around 550 international English language journals being regularly scanned for inclusion in the database.
The database is an amalgamation of references to journal articles, book chapters, reports, pamphlets, news items, audio visual materials, conference proceedings and other ‘grey literature’ relating to the midwifery profession, pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal care, and neonatal care extending into the first year of life.
Approximately 1,000 records are added to the database per month. There are now over 148,000 records on the database, and its reputation as a powerful research tool for health care professionals around the globe continues to grow.
Key topics include:
- Antenatal health issues
- Complementary therapies
- Employment issues
- Ethical and professional issues
- Health care professionals' role
- Health education
- HIV
- Hospital policies
- International midwifery
- Intensive care
- Neonatal care
- Screening
- Social and psychological aspects
- Sudden infant death and infant mortality.
The level of record enhancement has also increased with every reference on the database assigned keywords, an abstract (if an author-written abstract is not available), categorization by item type, and allocation to one of over 765 standard searches covering topical themes.
A team of qualified information professionals carry out the record enhancement work.
The Midwifery Digest:
MIDIRS Online Service:
Easy reference searching:
Search results:
What do you get with a subscription?
• The MIDIRS Midwifery Digest delivered quarterly by post (see the Digest page for details).
• Unlimited online access to the MIDIRS Reference Database, including:
- Bibliographic details and abstracts from over 148,000 journal articles and other publications
- A bespoke search facility, it’s never been easier or quicker to find the information you need
- The facility to save your searches in up to 10 personal folders. You can then order the entire list of articles to your door from our Xpress delivery service, or print the references to use in your library
- Reference citation service which automatically presents the references in a choice of Vancouver or Harvard style, so that they can be cut-and-pasted into an essay or report bibliography
- View the current list of journals MIDIRS scans for abstracts (note you will need Abode Acrobat Reader to view)
- Email alerting service. Keeps practitioners informed of new items appearing on the database on key topics of study.
• Unlimited online access to all 765 MIDIRS pre-prepared Standard Searches (click here to view a list of MIDIRS Standard Searches).
• Receive regular e-mail updates on the topic of your choice using MIDIRS E-Mail Service (EMS).
• Electronic midwifery news, information, forthcoming events and access to online directory of organisations relevant to midwifery.
• MIDIRS new Online Service (OLS) certificate.
How much does it cost?
MIDIRS Online Service subscriptions start from just £13.25* per/quarter.
What do I need?
All that you require to start your subscription is a connection to the Internet, an e-mail address and credit card or UK bank account.
Can I upgrade my existing MIDIRS subscription?
Yes, by simply selecting the ‘Upgrade to Online Service’ option from the subscription application form and submitting a new Direct Debit or Credit Card mandate for the new service (unfortunately we are unable to accept debit cards that start 6759).
How do I subscribe?
Simply complete our online subscription form, selecting the appropriate membership type from the lists shown. On receipt of your application you will be sent an e-mail within 30 minutes, which will contain your secure username and password. You can then login immediately.
Is there anything else I need to know before signing up?
If you are upgrading, the terms and conditions of existing MIDIRS services do not apply to the Online Service (OLS). You can view the full Online Service (OLS) terms at the bottom of this page.
*UK Bursaried Student.
Is the Online Service (OLS) available to institutions or organisations?
Yes! The MIDIRS database is exclusively available via Ovid Technologies Limited via the Silver Platter WebSPIRS Platform. For further information please contact:
Kerrie Kincade – e-mail:kerrie.kincade@wolterskluwer.com - Tel: 0207 981 0621 - Fax: 0207 981 0601