Validation of the Birth Beliefs Scale for maternity care professionals in The Netherlands
The BBS is a valid instrument to measure birth beliefs among maternity care professionals. The BBS can help to create awareness within professionals of their beliefs and may help to explain practice variation in childbirth.
Authors
- Marianne Nieuwenhuijze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6120-4152)
- Eveline Mestdagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0116-0738)
- Dirkje C. Zondag
- Pien Offerhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-6158)
- Tamar M. van Haaren-ten Haken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0268-4309)
- Hubertina Scheepers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-5795)
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Maastro Clinic (NL)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482x.2024.2392160
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.75