A scoping review to determine themes that represent perceptions of self as mother (‘ideal mother’ vs ‘real mother’)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Anderson, L., & Martin, C. R. (2018)
A scoping review to determine themes that represent perceptions of self as mother (‘ideal mother’ vs ‘real mother’). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1556786
Background: Postnatal Depression (PND) is a key cause of maternal morbidity, with current systems of initial recognition in the UK detecting only 50% of cases. In attempts to ...
Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2017)
Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Nursing and Practice, 1(2), 25-30
Introduction: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a theoretically anchored and easy to administer multi-dimensional measure of the birth satisfaction const...
A pilot study exploring the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion, professional quality of life and wellbeing among UK community nurses
Journal Article
Durkin, M., Beaumont, E., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Carson, J. (2016)
A pilot study exploring the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion, professional quality of life and wellbeing among UK community nurses. Nurse Education Today, 46, 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.030
Background: Compassion fatigue and burnout can impact on performance of nurses. This paper explores the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, co...
Birth Satisfaction Scale/Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS/BSS-R): A large scale United States planned home birth and birth centre survey
Journal Article
Fleming, S. E., Donovan-Batson, C., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2016)
Birth Satisfaction Scale/Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS/BSS-R): A large scale United States planned home birth and birth centre survey. Midwifery, 41, 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.008
Objective: to explore the prevalence of birth satisfaction for childbearing women planning to birth in their home or birth centers in the United States. Examining differences ...
A survey of women's birth experiences in Scotland using the birth satisfaction scale (BSS).
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2015)
A survey of women's birth experiences in Scotland using the birth satisfaction scale (BSS). European journal for person centered healthcare, 3, 478-486. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i4.1019
Objective: To explore: (1) childbearing women’s experiences of ‘birth satisfaction’ and (2) identify contexts in which it is more appropriate to use the 30-item Birth Satisfac...
We need to talk about CMV (CytoMegaloVirus).
Report
Griffiths, P. G., Hollins Martin, C. J. & Kilby, M. (2015)
We need to talk about CMV (CytoMegaloVirus
Around 1 in 5 babies born with cytomegalovirus,
or CMV, will suffer serious consequences such
as hearing loss, cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Not
only does this put a huge strai...
Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS)
Journal Article
Vardavaki, Z., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2015)
Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 33(5), 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235
Background: ‘Birth Satisfaction’ is a term that encompasses a woman’s evaluation of her birth experience. The term includes factors such as her appraisal of the quality of car...
Psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for US mothers
Journal Article
Barbosa-Leiker, C., Hollins Martin, C. J., Martin, C. R., & Fleming, S. (2015)
Psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for US mothers. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 33(5), 504-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1024211
Objective: The aims of this study were to continue the scale development process of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) by refining the scale to make it culturally re...
The Development and Validation of An Activity Monitoring System for Use in Measurement of Posture of Childbearing Women During First Stage of Labor
Journal Article
Martin, C. J. H., Granat, M. H., Hollins Martin, C. J., Kenney, L., Pratt, T., & Granat, M. H. (2015)
The Development and Validation of An Activity Monitoring System for Use in Measurement of Posture of Childbearing Women During First Stage of Labor. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 60(2), (182-186). ISSN 1526-9523
Introduction
There is limited understanding of the type and extent of maternal postures that midwives should encourage or support during labor. The aims of this study were to ...
Comprehensive assessment of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD): gap or chasm in the evidence?: Comprehensive assessment of ARBD
Journal Article
Horton, L., Duffy, T., Hollins Martin, C., & Martin, C. R. (2015)
Comprehensive assessment of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD): gap or chasm in the evidence?: Comprehensive assessment of ARBD. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22(1), (3-14). ISSN 1351-0126
Alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) is primarily caused by chronic alcohol misuse and thiamine deficiency, and results in a broad range of impairments. Despite the increasing ...