Women’s experiences of and satisfaction with childbirth: Development and validation of a measurement scale for low- and middle-income countries
We present psychometric validation of a scale measuring women's satisfaction with care and experiences of childbirth care, using a systematic approach to development and validation in four LMICs. The 10-item QD-BES-scale is short, easily-administered, valid, and reliable. The QD-BES-scale is useful to contribute to the generation of new knowledge about quality of maternity care in LMICs, as well as help to meet the major challenge of implementing and measuring respectful care at scale.
Authors
- Fadima Yaya Bocoum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4872-1814)
- Myriam de Loenzien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-0185)
- Simon Tiendrébéogo
- Quoc Nhu Hung Mac
- Kristi Sidney Annerstedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-4027)
- Pisake Lumbiganon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-0071)
- Andrainolo Ravalihasy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0880-6319)
- Claudia Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-7873)
- Celina Gialdini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1150-2142)
- Camille Etcheverry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8473-5412)
- Ana Pilar Betrán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5631-5883)
- Helle Mølsted Alvesson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-7203)
- Alexandre Dumont
- Meghan A. Bohren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-4682)
- Nampet Jampathong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5945-6905)
- Marion Ravit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4440-0260)
- Guillermo Carroli
- Charles Kaboré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8992-6971)
- C.A. Saad
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (VN)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales (AR)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (BF)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322132
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.23
Funders
- World Health Organization
- UNICEF
- National University of Ireland
- European Commission
- University College Dublin
- Karolinska Institutet
- Khon Kaen University