Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)
Journal Article
Jefford, E., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2018)
Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 36(1), 42-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1396302
Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) has recently been endorsed by international expert consensus for global use as the birth satisfa...
Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Beaumont, E., Norris, G., & Cullen, G. (2021)
Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(1), 26-35. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.1.26
Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) is taught to cultivate compassion and teach midwives how to care for themselves. The need to build midwives' resilience is recognised by the ...
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...
Translation and Validation of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised in Urdu for Use in Pakistan
Journal Article
Zafar, S., Tayyab, F., Liaqat, A., Sikander, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2021)
Translation and Validation of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised in Urdu for Use in Pakistan. International Journal of Childbirth, 11(2), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.1891/ijcbirth-d-21-00001
BACKGROUND
Satisfaction with the birth experience is increasingly recognized as critical to the well-being of mother and baby and thus accurate assessment of this key dimensio...
Woman's Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale
Journal Article
Procter, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., Larkin, D., & Martin, C. R. (2017)
Woman's Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale. Journal of Nursing and Practice, 1(1), 10-17
Background: The 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale (30-item-BSS) was developed to evaluate women’s experiences of
childbirth.
Objective: To thematically analyse the qualitative ...
Further validation of the birth satisfaction scale-revised: Factor structure, validity, and reliability
Journal Article
Nakić Radoš, S., Matijaš, M., Brekalo, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (in press)
Further validation of the birth satisfaction scale-revised: Factor structure, validity, and reliability. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02688-2
The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised is a short but valid and reliable robust measure of different aspects of birth satisfaction. This study aimed to test factor structure, va...
Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice.
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013)
Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31, 105-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2013.798166
Most people will have observed the often impressive synchrony of the behavior of fish in a school or birds in a flock. The fact that the behavior of a fish is so well matched
...
The Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R): should the subscale scores or the total score be used?
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Donovan-Batson, C., & Fleming, S. E. (2018)
The Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R): should the subscale scores or the total score be used?. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 36(5), 530-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1490498
Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is increasingly being used internationally as the instrument of choice for the assessment of bi...
LGBTQ+ Psychosocial Concerns in Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes: Qualitative Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study
Journal Article
Brown, M., McCann, E., Donohue, G., Hollins Martin, C., & McCormick, F. (2021)
LGBTQ+ Psychosocial Concerns in Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes: Qualitative Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111366
LGBTQ+ people experience significant physical and psychosocial health issues and concerns, and encounter barriers when accessing healthcare services. We conducted a mixed-meth...
The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI): a validation study in Iranian mothers
Journal Article
Omani-Samani, R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Martin, C. R., Maroufizadeh, S., Ghaheri, A., & Navid, B. (2021)
The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI): a validation study in Iranian mothers. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 34(11), 1827-1831. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2019.1651265
Objective: Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI) is a short selfreport instrument designed to measure satisfaction of the childbearing women’s experiences of lab...