Overview
Background
Bec Jenkinson is maternity consumer advocate-turned-researcher, with more than 10 years’ experience as a leader in the Australian maternity consumer movement, advocating for high quality, respectful, women-centred continuity of care. I am a skilled qualitative and mixed methods researcher, writer, presenter and networker with a passion for consumer and community engagement in health services, and broad experience encompassing health policy, service delivery and evaluation, and education. Bec's PhD investigated the experiences of women, midwives and obstetricians when pregnant women decline recommended care. She went on to co-lead the development and implementation of Queensland Health's Guideline: Partnering with the woman who declines recommended maternity care. Bec is now a Qualitative Research Fellow with the Australian Women and Girl's Health Research Centre, working on research projects related to weight stigma in maternity care, preconception health, and women's experiences of intrapartum care.
Availability
- Dr Bec Jenkinson is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Education, Central Queensland University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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Featured
2023
Journal Article
Listening to larger bodied women: Time for a new approach to maternity care
Griffiths, Ahlia, Kingsley, Sara, Mason, Zena, Tome, Renee, Tomkinson, Malyssa and Jenkinson, Bec (2023). Listening to larger bodied women: Time for a new approach to maternity care. Women and Birth, 36 (5), 397-400. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.001
2025
Journal Article
Co-design and clinician evaluation of resources to address weight stigma in antenatal care
Hill, Briony, Hailu, Haimanot, Jenkinson, Bec, Rakic, Siarn, Nagpal, Taniya S., Boyle, Jacqueline A., Sheehan, Penelope, Darlison, Sarah and Skouteris, Helen (2025). Co-design and clinician evaluation of resources to address weight stigma in antenatal care. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25 (1) 263. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07327-3
2025
Journal Article
The need for preconception care: Australian women’s health beliefs, expectations, and trust in healthcare
Jenkinson, Bec, Riek, Matilda, de Jersey, Susan, Buckley, Lisa, Nabi, Saba, Irvine, Candice, Liu, Sherrie, Mihrshahi, Seema, Baird, Kathleen, Doust, Jenny and Mishra, Gita D (2025). The need for preconception care: Australian women’s health beliefs, expectations, and trust in healthcare. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 44 101092, 101092. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2025.101092
2025
Journal Article
Bringing researchers to the consumer table: The process and outcomes of a consumer roundtable on telehealth
Jenkinson, Bec, Maxwell, Jo, Bell, Alison, Young, Adrienne, Smith, Anthony C, Christoffersen, Anja, Trevor, Dale, Young, Leonie and Russell, Trevor (2025). Bringing researchers to the consumer table: The process and outcomes of a consumer roundtable on telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 31 (3), 430-436. doi: 10.1177/1357633X231188536
2025
Journal Article
Women's health and healthcare experiences in the years after gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Jenkinson, Bec, Charlton, Valerie, Hardiman, Leah, Limmer, Ayme, Mckenzie, Melanie, Ura, Anna-Lee, Bonner, Carissa, Lawler, Sheleigh, Middleton, Philippa, Mishra, Gita and Doust, Jenny (2025). Women's health and healthcare experiences in the years after gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25 (1) 158. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07296-7
2025
Journal Article
Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding: prevalence and characteristics from young adulthood to midlife, Australia, 2000–2021: a longitudinal cohort survey study
Wilson, Louise, Copp, Tessa, Hickey, Martha, Jenkinson, Bec, Jordan, Susan J., Thompson, Rachel, Mishra, Gita D. and Doust, Jenny A. (2025). Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding: prevalence and characteristics from young adulthood to midlife, Australia, 2000–2021: a longitudinal cohort survey study. Medical Journal of Australia, 222 (4), 191-197. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52596
2024
Journal Article
Partnering with the woman who declines recommended maternity care: Development of a statewide guideline in Queensland, Australia
Jenkinson, Bec, Gray, Lyndel, Sketcher‐Baker, Kirstine and Kimble, Rebecca (2024). Partnering with the woman who declines recommended maternity care: Development of a statewide guideline in Queensland, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13889
2024
Conference Publication
Using online photovoice to understand larger bodied women’s experience in Australian maternity care: A pilot study
Khalesi, Helia, Jenkinson, Bec, Kearney, Lauren, Nugent, Rachael, Callaway, Leonie and Hill, Briony (2024). Using online photovoice to understand larger bodied women’s experience in Australian maternity care: A pilot study. ANZOS (Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society) Conference 2024, Sydney, NSW Australia, 16-18 October 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.121
2024
Conference Publication
Larger bodied women's experiences of maternity care: a national photo-voice study [RADIANT Study]
Kearney, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Hill, Briony, Griffiths, Ahlia and Callaway, Leonie (2024). Larger bodied women's experiences of maternity care: a national photo-voice study [RADIANT Study]. Australian College of Midwives National Conference - Moving Midwifery Forward, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 10 - 12 September 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101767
2024
Conference Publication
Communicating cardiovascular disease risk with women who have a history of pregnancy complications and loss
Jenkinson, Bec, Lawler, Sheleigh, Middleton, Philippa, Bonner, Carissa, Cooke, Eileen, Hardiman, Leah, Limmer, Ayme, Mckenzie, Melanie, Payne, Sam, Ura, Anna-Lee, Charlton, Valerie, Doust, Jenny and Mishra, Gita (2024). Communicating cardiovascular disease risk with women who have a history of pregnancy complications and loss. 12th International Shared Decision Making Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 7-10 July 2024. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2024-sdc.117
2024
Journal Article
Response to the Letter to Editor for “A pre-post implementation study of a care bundle to reduce perineal trauma in unassisted births conducted by midwives”
Lee, Nigel, Allen, Jyai, Jenkinson, Bec, Hurst, Cameron, Gao, Yu and Kildea, Sue (2024). Response to the Letter to Editor for “A pre-post implementation study of a care bundle to reduce perineal trauma in unassisted births conducted by midwives”. Women and Birth, 37 (3) 101599, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101599
2024
Journal Article
Partnering with consumers and practising clinicians to establish research priorities for public hospital maternity services
Cole, Roni, Kearney, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Kettle, Imogen, Ng, Beng, Callaway, Leonie and Nugent, Rachael (2024). Partnering with consumers and practising clinicians to establish research priorities for public hospital maternity services. Australian Health Review, 48 (3), 321-331. doi: 10.1071/ah23222
2023
Conference Publication
Should I have an induction of labour?
Morris, Shannon, Adams, Cathy and Jenkinson, Rebecca (2023). Should I have an induction of labour?. Australian College of Midwives National Conference – Be the Change, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-14 September 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.068
2023
Conference Publication
First do no harm: a single site pre-post implementation study of a perineal protection bundle
Lee, Nigel, Allen, Jyai, Jenkinson, Rebecca, Gao, Yu and Kildea, Sue (2023). First do no harm: a single site pre-post implementation study of a perineal protection bundle. Australian College of Midwives National Conference – Be the Change, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12-14 September 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.007
2023
Journal Article
A pre-post implementation study of a care bundle to reduce perineal trauma in unassisted births conducted by midwives
Lee, Nigel, Allen, Jyai, Jenkinson, Bec, Hurst, Cameron, Gao, Yu and Kildea, Sue (2023). A pre-post implementation study of a care bundle to reduce perineal trauma in unassisted births conducted by midwives. Women and Birth, 37 (1), 159-165. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.08.003
2023
Journal Article
Bringing researchers to the consumer table: the process and outcomes of a consumer roundtable on telehealth
Jenkinson, Bec, Maxwell, Jo, Bell, Alison, Young, Adrienne, Smith, Anthony C., Christoffersen, Anja, Trevor, Dale, Young, Leonie and Russell, Trevor (2023). Bringing researchers to the consumer table: the process and outcomes of a consumer roundtable on telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 31 (3), 1357633X231188536-436. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231188536
2023
Conference Publication
Co-designing resources with midwives and consumers to address weight stigma in antenatal care
Hill, B, Hailu, H, Jenkinson, B, Rakic, S, Nagpal, T, Boyle, J, Sheehan, P and Skouteris, H (2023). Co-designing resources with midwives and consumers to address weight stigma in antenatal care. Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, SA Australia, 18-20 October 2023.
2022
Journal Article
The impact of a perineal care bundle on women’s birth experiences in Queensland, Australia: a qualitative thematic analysis
Barnett, Belinda, Jenkinson, Bec and Lee, Nigel (2022). The impact of a perineal care bundle on women’s birth experiences in Queensland, Australia: a qualitative thematic analysis. Women and Birth, 36 (3), 271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.09.002
2022
Journal Article
Termination of pregnancy in Queensland post-decriminalisation: a content analysis of client records from an all-options pregnancy counselling organisation
Cleetus, Maryanne, Lazarou, Mattea, Tooker, Siân, Jenkinson, Bec and Dean, Judith A. (2022). Termination of pregnancy in Queensland post-decriminalisation: a content analysis of client records from an all-options pregnancy counselling organisation. Sexual Health, 19 (6), 491-500. doi: 10.1071/sh22059
2022
Conference Publication
Consumer involvement in health and medical research at the University of Queensland: A panel discussion
Jenkinson, B, Christoffersen, A, Trevor, D, Anemaat, L, Bell, A and Maxwell, J (2022). Consumer involvement in health and medical research at the University of Queensland: A panel discussion. Health Consumers Queensland Annual Forum, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia, 13-14 October 2022.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Bec Jenkinson is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Understanding the variation in the use of hysterectomy to improve outcomes for women with heavy menstrual bleeding
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jenny Doust
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and incorporating the consumer voice in paediatric intensive care research
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sainath Raman, Professor Kristen Gibbons
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Doctor Philosophy
Postpartum midwifery care for larger bodied women: a mixed methods study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lauren Kearney
Media
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