What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives?
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2006)
What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives?. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9, e221-e231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2006.05.002
The aim of this paper was to present a comprehensive picture of characteristics within a maternity hospital which promote obedient behaviour from midwives. The overall objecti...
Disempowered midwives and traumatised women: exploring the parallel processes of care provider interaction that contribute to women developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) post childbirth
Journal Article
Patterson, J., Hollins-Martin, C. J., & Karatzias, T. (2019)
Disempowered midwives and traumatised women: exploring the parallel processes of care provider interaction that contribute to women developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) post childbirth. Midwifery, 76, 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.05.010
Background: Around 4% of women develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Childbirth (PTSD-PC). During childbirth a woman’s perception of her care provider’s interpersonal ve...
Conformity and obedience among midwives.
Book
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012)
Conformity and obedience among midwives. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide, 249-261. M & K Updates
The literature on obedience emphasises that legitimate authority is a powerful and compelling force. This is particularly evident in Milgram’s experiments (1963, 1974) in whic...
Obedience: a review of the literature applied to organisations.
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Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013)
Obedience: a review of the literature applied to organisations. Lambert Academic Publishing
Obedience literature emphasises that legitimate authority is a powerful and compelling force. This is particularly evident in Milgram’s (1963, 1974) classic experiments where ...
Birth planning for midwives and mothers
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2008)
Birth planning for midwives and mothers. British Journal of Midwifery, 16, 583-587
If women are to be empowered to make choices for childbirth, it is important that midwives explore and discuss their wishes and feelings about the delivery options available. ...
Post traumatic stress disorder post childbirth versus postnatal depression: a guide for midwives
Journal Article
Bromley, P., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Patterson, J. (2017)
Post traumatic stress disorder post childbirth versus postnatal depression: a guide for midwives. British Journal of Midwifery, 25(8), 484-490. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2017.25.8.484
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-Post Childbirth (PTSD-PC) is a powerful pathophysiological reaction that occurs in response to experiencing a traumatic birth and affects betwee...
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...
Bully for you: harassment and bullying in the workplace.
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. & Martin, C. R. (2010)
Bully for you: harassment and bullying in the workplace. British Journal of Midwifery. 18, 25-31. ISSN 0969-4900
Bullying and harassment is a significant predicament that midwives face on a regular basis. Bullying and harassment may be characterized by unpleasant, threatening, malevolent...
Translation of the UK-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale-Revised (BSS-R) into Brazilian (Portuguese) and description of initial measurement properties
Journal Article
Ferrari, R. B., Martin, C., Hollins Martin, C., de Souza, F. G., Clini, J. V., Onofre, L. B. O., & Diniz Zanetti, M. R. (2022)
Translation of the UK-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale-Revised (BSS-R) into Brazilian (Portuguese) and description of initial measurement properties. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 35(25), 6373-6379. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2021.1913579
Rationale
The concept of birth satisfaction embraces many factors, which include for example perceived quality of care provision, stress experienced, and personal coping strat...
Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome
Journal Article
Christley, Y., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2012)
Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20, 389-393
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe, systemic, acquired illness which presents with overpowering tiredness that cannot be relieved by rest and is deteriorated through p...