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Further validation of the birth satisfaction scale-revised: Factor structure, validity, and reliability (2022)
Journal Article
Nakić Radoš, S., Matijaš, M., Brekalo, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). Further validation of the birth satisfaction scale-revised: Factor structure, validity, and reliability. Current Psychology, 42, 13693–13702. 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, validity and reliability of the Croatian version of the Birth Satisfaction Sc... Read More about Further validation of the birth satisfaction scale-revised: Factor structure, validity, and reliability.

A scoping review of therapies used to treat psychological trauma post perinatal bereavement (2022)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C., & Reid, K. (2023). A scoping review of therapies used to treat psychological trauma post perinatal bereavement. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 41(5), 582-598. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.2021477

Background: Up to 39% of women who experience perinatal bereavement proceed to develop Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD), with this large proportion meriting treatment. Before setting-up a treatment service for postnatal women who are experienci... Read More about A scoping review of therapies used to treat psychological trauma post perinatal bereavement.

Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2021)
Journal Article
Emmens, B., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 41(2), 213-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.1979200

Background Recent observations suggest birth satisfaction may be significantly associated with postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD). The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is increasingly used Internationally as a short, valid a... Read More about Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

LGBTQ+ Psychosocial Concerns in Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes: Qualitative Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study (2021)
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), Article 11366. 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-methods research study across all Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in the Unite... Read More about LGBTQ+ Psychosocial Concerns in Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes: Qualitative Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study.

The views and experiences of LGBTQ+ people regarding midwifery care: A systematic review of the international evidence (2021)
Journal Article
McCann, E., Brown, M., Hollins-Martin, C., Murray, K., & McCormick, F. (2021). The views and experiences of LGBTQ+ people regarding midwifery care: A systematic review of the international evidence. Midwifery, 103, Article 103102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103102

Background There has been growing attention to addressing the health inequalities and concerns of LGBTQ+ people, with research evidence highlighting areas requiring further attention and development. The distinct concerns of LGBTQ+ people when acces... Read More about The views and experiences of LGBTQ+ people regarding midwifery care: A systematic review of the international evidence.

Zika Virus Impact, Diagnosis, Control, and Models, Volume 2: The Neuroscience of Zika Virus (2021)
Book
Martin, C., Hollins-Martin, C., Preedy, V., & Rajendram, R. (Eds.). (2021). Zika Virus Impact, Diagnosis, Control, and Models, Volume 2: The Neuroscience of Zika Virus. Cambridge, MA, US: Elsevier

Zika Virus Impact, Diagnosis, Control, and Models: Volume Two: The Neuroscience of Zika examines diagnosis, vaccines, and potential therapy methods for Zika virus syndrome. The book also details the neuroscience of Guillain-Barré syndrome, its effect... Read More about Zika Virus Impact, Diagnosis, Control, and Models, Volume 2: The Neuroscience of Zika Virus.

Zika Virus Biology, Transmission, and Pathways. Volume 1: The Neuroscience of Zika Virus (2021)
Book
Martin, C., Hollins-Martin, C., Preedy, V., & Rajendram, R. (Eds.). (2021). Zika Virus Biology, Transmission, and Pathways. Volume 1: The Neuroscience of Zika Virus. Cambridge, MA, US: Elsevier

Zika Virus Biology, Transmission, and Pathways: The Neuroscience of Zika, Volume One provides a detailed introduction to the molecular biology of the Zika virus and its features, transmission, and impact on neurological systems. Designed to better re... Read More about Zika Virus Biology, Transmission, and Pathways. Volume 1: The Neuroscience of Zika Virus.

Translation of the UK-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale-Revised (BSS-R) into Brazilian (Portuguese) and description of initial measurement properties (2021)
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 strategies. A woman’s birth experience has the power to affect her mental healt... Read More about Translation of the UK-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale-Revised (BSS-R) into Brazilian (Portuguese) and description of initial measurement properties.

Translation and Validation of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised in Urdu for Use in Pakistan (2021)
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 dimension is essential. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) has been show... Read More about Translation and Validation of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised in Urdu for Use in Pakistan.

Screening for antenatal depression (AND) using self-report questionnaires: Conceptual issues and measurement limitations (2021)
Book Chapter
Martin, C. R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2021). Screening for antenatal depression (AND) using self-report questionnaires: Conceptual issues and measurement limitations. In C. R. Martin, L. Hunter, V. B. Patel, V. R. Preedy, & R. Rajendram (Eds.), The Neuroscience of Depression: Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment (195-203). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817933-8.00090-6

Screening for antenatal depression (AND) is clinically important, with any form of depression impacting upon women’s relationships with her partner and infant postpartum. Surprisingly, screening for AND has received relatively little attention, compa... Read More about Screening for antenatal depression (AND) using self-report questionnaires: Conceptual issues and measurement limitations.

ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care (2021)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Patterson, J., Paterson, C., Welsh, N., Dougall, N., Karatzias, T., & Williams, B. (2021). ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care. Midwifery, 96, Article 102947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.102947

The 11th revision of the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has identified Complex PTSD (CPTSD) as a new condition. Aim: To explore whether the new diagnosis of CPTSD (ICD11) is relevant to women who have experienced perinatal be... Read More about ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care.

Crisis, what crisis? Replicability of the key measurement characteristics of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2020)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Jefford, E., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2020). Crisis, what crisis? Replicability of the key measurement characteristics of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). International Journal of Childbirth, 10(3), 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1891/IJCBIRTH-D-20-00006

Background: Behavioural and medical science is currently in the grip of a ‘replication crisis’, circumscribed by the failure to replicate a large proportion of key studies and a consequential impact on confidence in the veracity of the scientific me... Read More about Crisis, what crisis? Replicability of the key measurement characteristics of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents (2020)
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 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), who advocate that mental health coping... Read More about Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents.

Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2020)
Journal Article
Nespoli, A., Colciago, E., Fumagalli, S., Locatelli, A., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2021). Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 39(5), 516-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2020.1836333

Objective To validate the Italian-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and report key measurement properties of the tool. To evaluate the impact of antenatal class attendance on BSS-R assessed birth satisfaction. Backg... Read More about Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Midwives' role in screening for antenatal depression and postnatal depression (2020)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Norris, G., & Martin, C. R. (2020). Midwives' role in screening for antenatal depression and postnatal depression. British Journal of Midwifery, 28(9), 666-672. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.9.666

This is an educational paper which aims to inform midwives of tools available to help them make appropriate provisional diagnosis of perinatal depression. A second aim of the paper is to increase midwives' awareness of the relatively newer diagnosis... Read More about Midwives' role in screening for antenatal depression and postnatal depression.

Psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in a sample of postpartum Iranian women (2020)
Journal Article
Mortazavi, F., Mehrabadi, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2021). Psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in a sample of postpartum Iranian women. Health Care for Women International, 42(4-6), https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.1802464

Childbirth satisfaction may positively affect maternal intention to have a future pregnancy and preference to have a cesarean. We translate the UK-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale-Revised (UK-BSS-R) into Persian and validate an Iranian-BSS-R for future use i... Read More about Psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in a sample of postpartum Iranian women.

Pre- and during-labour predictors of low birth satisfaction among Iranian women: a prospective analytical study (2020)
Journal Article
Nahaee, J., Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, S., Abbas-Alizadeh, F., Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Mirghafourvand, M., & Hassankhani, H. (2020). Pre- and during-labour predictors of low birth satisfaction among Iranian women: a prospective analytical study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, Article 408 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03105-5

Background Maternal childbirth dissatisfaction has short- and long-term negative effects on the mothers’ health and life, as well as on relation with her child and family. Due to lack of studies in Iran and other counties, we aimed to determine pre-... Read More about Pre- and during-labour predictors of low birth satisfaction among Iranian women: a prospective analytical study.

An exploratory Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of childbearing women's perceptions of risk associated with having a high Body Mass Index (BMI) (2020)
Journal Article
Norris, G., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Dickson, A. (2020). An exploratory Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of childbearing women's perceptions of risk associated with having a high Body Mass Index (BMI). Midwifery, 89(October 2020), Article 102789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102789

Background: In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) labelled 13% of the world's adult population as obese. This increase in obesity is accompanied by mortality and morbidity problems, with maternal obesity and its accompanying risk for mother an... Read More about An exploratory Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of childbearing women's perceptions of risk associated with having a high Body Mass Index (BMI).

Measuring women's experiences of childbirth using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2020)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Jimenez Martinez, L., & Martin, C. R. (2020). Measuring women's experiences of childbirth using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). British Journal of Midwifery, 28(5), 306-312

Birth satisfaction relates to women's perceptions of their childbirth experience, with importance placed on the midwife to improve standards of the intranatal care provided. With evaluating intranatal care in mind, this paper aims to educate midwives... Read More about Measuring women's experiences of childbirth using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Aitken-Arbuckle, A., Lake, S., Hollins Martin, C., & MacArthur, J. (2020). Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), Article 304 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05159-9

Background Good quality midwifery care saves the lives of women and babies. Continuity of midwife carer (CMC), a key component of good quality midwifery care, results in better clinical outcomes, higher care satisfaction and enhanced caregiver exper... Read More about Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation.