Abstract
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 in this population. In total, 784 mothers who were hospitalized in postpartum wards completed the Persian version of the BSS-R. The confirmatory factor analysis on 10-items scale confirmed the conventional three-factor structure. The Cronbach’s alpha of the Iranian-BSS-R subscales and the total score were within the range of 0.53–0.76. Our findings provide further evidence that the BSS-R is an internationally reliable and valid instrument to measure birth satisfaction.
Highlights
Considering that birth experience is linked to the intentions of women for future pregnancy, use of validated birth satisfaction scales in Iran is the first step towards recognition of influential factors in childbirth satisfaction and adopting proper strategies to optimize women’s experiences
Internal Consistency The Cronbach’s alpha of the Iranian-Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) subscales and total score was within the range of 0.53-0.76
In the current research, we translated the UK-Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS)-R from English into Persian and investigated its validity and reliability
Summary
Considering that birth experience is linked to the intentions of women for future pregnancy, use of validated birth satisfaction scales in Iran is the first step towards recognition of influential factors in childbirth satisfaction and adopting proper strategies to optimize women’s experiences Such tools could help compare maternal satisfaction with natural delivery and cesarean section on a national scale. Instruments The Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised (BSS-R) BSS-R was developed to measure birth satisfaction in the postpartum period (Martin & Martin, 2014) This scale consists of 10-items that participants respond to on a five-point Likert scale which ranges from 0-4 (Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree). We predicted statistically significant correlation-coefficients between the Iranian-BSS-R total and subscale scores with W-DEQ version B total scores
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