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Research recipes for midwives: 16-step guide to writing a research proposal (2023)
Book
J. Hollins Martin, . C. (2024). Research recipes for midwives: 16-step guide to writing a research proposal. Chichester, UK: Wiley

Research Recipes for Midwives A 16-step guide to writing a research proposal Development of a research question, identification of a research method, and working through the steps to build a sample are complex and hugely important stages in the caree... Read More about Research recipes for midwives: 16-step guide to writing a research proposal.

A Thematic Analysis of Narratives About Birth Satisfaction and Health Awareness From Postnatal Women Who Have High and Low Trauma Scores on thePosttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (2023)
Journal Article
Emmens, B., Hollins Martin, C. J., Patterson, J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). A Thematic Analysis of Narratives About Birth Satisfaction and Health Awareness From Postnatal Women Who Have High and Low Trauma Scores on thePosttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. International Journal of Childbirth, 13(4), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1891/ijc-2022-0036

BACKGROUND: Around one-third of women experience childbirth trauma, with 3%–15% developing postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD). AIM: Explore birth satisfaction and health perception across two groups of postnatal women with either h... Read More about A Thematic Analysis of Narratives About Birth Satisfaction and Health Awareness From Postnatal Women Who Have High and Low Trauma Scores on thePosttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist.

Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised (2023)
Journal Article
Tezuka, A., Hiroyama, N., Suzuki, M., Matsuoka, M., Martin, C. J. H., & Martin, C. R. (2024). Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 21(1), Article e12569. https://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12569

Aim: This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised and evaluate its reliability and validity. Methods: After translating the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised into Japanese, we conducted an Internet-based cr... Read More about Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised.

Women’s Experiences of Care Provider Interaction During Decision-Making About Induction of Labor: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature (2023)
Journal Article
Reid, K., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2023). Women’s Experiences of Care Provider Interaction During Decision-Making About Induction of Labor: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature. International Journal of Childbirth, 13(3), 197-212. https://doi.org/10.1891/ijc-2022-0088

BACKGROUND: In addition to improving maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, the World Health Organization now additionally requests that maternity care providers provide high-quality respectful care to childbearing women. Within this study, p... Read More about Women’s Experiences of Care Provider Interaction During Decision-Making About Induction of Labor: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature.

The importance of communication and involvementin decision-making: A study in Ireland exploring birthsatisfaction using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2023)
Journal Article
Doherty, J., Coughlan, B., Lynch, S., Sheehy, L., Hollins Martin, C., Martin, C., …O'Brien, D. (2023). The importance of communication and involvementin decision-making: A study in Ireland exploring birthsatisfaction using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). European Journal of Midwifery, 7, https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/162943

Introduction: Evaluation in healthcare services has become a priority, globally1. The Government of Ireland has highlighted the importance of stakeholder engagement to identify the needs of women in the design and delivery of high-quality health ser... Read More about The importance of communication and involvementin decision-making: A study in Ireland exploring birthsatisfaction using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Translation and validation of the Swedish version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2023)
Journal Article
Grundström, H., Martin, C. J. H., Malmquist, A., Nieminen, K., & Martin, C. R. (2023). Translation and validation of the Swedish version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Midwifery, 124, Article 103745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103745

Background Optimizing women's childbirth experience is essential for development of quality mother infant relationships. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) can be used to measure birth satisfaction. Aim The current investigation sought... Read More about Translation and validation of the Swedish version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Education for parenthood (2023)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. (2023). Education for parenthood. In S. Macdonald, & G. Johnson (Eds.), Mayes' Midwifery (428-443). (16th edition). Elsevier

Preparation for parenting is a critical aspect of parents’ transition to parenthood and an important part of the midwife’s role. There are books available entirely dedicated to the topic (Nolan 2020; Perkins 2019), which midwives can use to inform th... Read More about Education for parenthood.

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised in Portuguese postpartum women (2023)
Journal Article
Moreira, H., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. (in press). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised in Portuguese postpartum women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2023.2176473

Objective This study aims to develop a Portuguese-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for clinical and research use in Portugal (PT-BSS-R). The factor structure, its invariance across depression levels, and the internal... Read More about Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised in Portuguese postpartum women.

The views and experiences of midwifery academics regarding LGBTQ+ health education in pre-registration programmes in the United Kingdom and Ireland: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study (2023)
Journal Article
Brown, M., McCann, E., McLoughlin, G., Martin, C. H., & McCormick, F. (2023). The views and experiences of midwifery academics regarding LGBTQ+ health education in pre-registration programmes in the United Kingdom and Ireland: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study. Nurse Education in Practice, 67, Article 103554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103554

Aim The purpose of this study was to identify the current LGBTQ+ health content within midwifery pre-registration programmes and identity education best practice and innovation. Background There have been significant developments in some countri... Read More about The views and experiences of midwifery academics regarding LGBTQ+ health education in pre-registration programmes in the United Kingdom and Ireland: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study.

Translation and validation of the Hindi‐Indian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised (2023)
Journal Article
Tiwari, S. K., Murry, L., Joshi, P., Tallanao, T., Zined, R., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). Translation and validation of the Hindi‐Indian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 49(3), 938-945. https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.15520

Aim Critical to maternal outcome and development of a healthy and relationship between mother and baby, is the woman's perception of her birth experience. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) has been demonstrated to be psychometrically robu... Read More about Translation and validation of the Hindi‐Indian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised.