Measuring women's experiences of childbirth using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)

Hollins Martin, Caroline; Martinez, Lucia Jimenez; Martin, Colin

Abstract

© 2020 MA Healthcare Ltd. 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 about one particular method of measuring women's experiences of labour, which involves using the valid and reliable Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). The BSS-R is a 10-item self-report valid and reliable measure, which is recommended by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) as the 'method of choice' for evaluating women's 'birth experience'. Since the ICHOM began recommending the BSS-R as part of its pregnancy and childbirth standard set, the scale (at time of print) has been used in 39 countries and 134 sites around the world.

Citation

Hollins Martin, C., Martinez, L. J., & Martin, C. (2020). Measuring women's experiences of childbirth using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). British Journal of Midwifery, 28(5), 306-312. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.5.306

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 30, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 7, 2020
• Publication Date: May 2, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 23, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 3, 2020
• Journal: British Journal of Midwifery
• Print ISSN: 0969-4900
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-4307
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 306-312
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.5.306
• Keywords: Childbirth, Birth experience; Birth satisfaction; Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised; Midwives validation
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3499745
• Publisher URL: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.5.306