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Introduction Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with women who never had GDM. Consequently, the question of structured aftercare for GDM has emerged. In all probability, many women do not receive care according to the guidelines. In particular, the process and interaction between obstetrical, diabetic, gynaecological, paediatric and general practitioner care lacks clear definitions. Thus, our first goal is to analyse the current aftercare situation for women with GDM in Germany, for example, the participation rate in aftercare diabetes screening, as well as reasons and attitudes stated by healthcare providers to offer these services and by patients to participate (or not). Second, we want to develop an appropriate, effective and patient-centred care model. Methods and analysis This is a population-based mixed methods study using both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. In various working packages, we evaluate data of the GestDiab register, of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of North Rhine and the participating insurance companies (AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, BARMER, DAK Gesundheit, IKK classic, pronova BKK). In addition, quantitative (postal surveys) and qualitative (interviews) surveys will be conducted with randomly selected healthcare providers (diabetologists, gynaecologists, paediatricians and midwives) and affected women, to be subsequently analysed. All results will then be jointly examined and evaluated. Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf (Ethics Committee No.: 2019-738). Participants of the postal surveys and interviews will be informed in detail about the study and the use of data as well as the underlying data protection regulations before voluntarily participating. The study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conferen

"Der Beitrag stellt die Themen des Forschungsworkshops im Vorfeld des 13. Kongresses des Deutschen Hebammenverbandes vor. Schwerpunkt der Veranstaltung war die Verbreitung evidenzbasierter Praxis in den Tätigkeitsbereichen von Hebammen. Entsprechend der wachsenden Professionalisierung und Akademisierung des Berufsstandes präsentiert sich die Hebammenwissenschaft zunehmend mit eigenen forschungsbasierten Fragestellungen. Als relativ junge Wissenschaft setzt sie sich schwerpunktmäßig mit Themen der praktischen Hebammenarbeit, dem Berufsverständnis und der Sicht von Frauen auseinander." (Autorenreferat), "This article presents central issues of a research workshop held on the day before the start of the 13th Congress of the German Association of Midwives. The research workshop focused on the relevance and frequency of use of evidence-based knowledge in the practice of midwifery. As an indication of its increasing professionalisation, midwifery science is conducting more and more of its own research studies. A relatively young discipline, practical midwifery, professional identity and the perspective of women during childbirth are at the top of the agenda." (author's abstract)