title: Birth Satisfaction Scale/Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS/BSS-R): A large scale United States planned home birth and birth centre survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to explore the prevalence of birth satisfaction for childbearing women planning to birth in their home or birth centers in the United States. Examining differences in birth satisfaction of the home and birth centers; and those who birthed in a hospital using the 30-item Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) and the 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).
  
  
  METHODS
  a quantitative survey using the BSS and BSS-R were employed. Additional demographic data were collected using electronic linkages (Qualtrics™).
  
  
  METHODS
  a convenience sample of childbearing women (n=2229) who had planned to birth in their home or birth center from the US (United States) participated. Participants were recruited via professional and personal contacts, primarily their midwives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the total 30-item BSS score mean was 128.98 (SD 16.92) and the 10-item BSS-R mean score was 31.94 (SD 6.75). Sub-scale mean scores quantified the quality of care provision, women's personal attributes, and stress experienced during labour. Satisfaction was higher for women with vaginal births compared with caesareans deliveries. In addition, satisfaction was higher for women who had both planned to deliver in a home or a birth centre, and who had actually delivered in a home or a birth center.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  total and subscale birth satisfaction scores were positive and high for the overall sample IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: the BSS and the BSS-R provide a robust tool to quantify women's experiences of childbirth between variables such as birth types, birth settings and providers.
authors: Seattle University College of Nursing, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, United States. Electronic address: fleminsu@seattleu.edu.
authors: Susan E
authors: SE
authors: Fleming
authors: Colleen
authors: C
authors: Donovan-Batson
authors: Washington State University College of Nursing, P.O. Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, United States. Electronic address: eburduli@wsu.edu.
authors: Ekaterina
authors: E
authors: Burduli
authors: Washington State University College of Nursing, P.O. Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, United States. Electronic address: celestina@wsu.edu.
authors: Celestina
authors: C
authors: Barbosa-Leiker
authors: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus), 9 Sighthill Court, Midlothian EH11 4BN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: C.HollinsMartin@napier.ac.uk.
authors: Caroline J
authors: CJ
authors: Hollins Martin
authors: Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Rd, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: colin.martin@bucks.ac.uk.
authors: Colin R
authors: CR
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016550:Birthing Centers / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006700:Home Childbirth / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Birth centre; Birth satisfaction; Home birth; Labour