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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2018
Other Outputs
Getting the ‘Comfortable’ to listen: a mixed methods study of refusal of recommended maternity care
Jenkinson, Rebecca (2018). Getting the ‘Comfortable’ to listen: a mixed methods study of refusal of recommended maternity care. PhD Thesis, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.188
2018
Conference Publication
Partnering with women who decline recommended maternity care
Gray, L., Jenkinson, B. and Kimble, R. (2018). Partnering with women who decline recommended maternity care. International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-12 September 2018.
2018
Journal Article
Is the Birthing Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool valid for diverse groups?
Menke, Sara, Jenkinson, Bec, Foureur, Maralyn and Kildea, Sue (2018). Is the Birthing Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool valid for diverse groups?. Women and Birth, 32 (4), 372-379. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.009
2018
Conference Publication
Woman’s decision pathway in pregnancy, labour, and birth
Gray, L., James, C., Jenkinson, B., Burley, K., Kimble, R. and Sketcher-Baker, K. (2018). Woman’s decision pathway in pregnancy, labour, and birth. International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-12 September 2018.
2017
Journal Article
The experiences of women, midwives and obstetricians when women decline recommended maternity care: a feminist thematic analysis
Jenkinson, Bec, Kruske, Sue and Kildea, Sue (2017). The experiences of women, midwives and obstetricians when women decline recommended maternity care: a feminist thematic analysis. Midwifery, 52, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.05.006
2017
Conference Publication
The benefits of a structured documentation and communication process when pregnant women decline recommended maternity care
Jenkinson, B. (2017). The benefits of a structured documentation and communication process when pregnant women decline recommended maternity care. Obstetric Malpractice Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 8 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Using the master’s tools to dismantle the master’s house: Refusal of recommended maternity care in a tertiary hospital
Jenkinson, B. (2017). Using the master’s tools to dismantle the master’s house: Refusal of recommended maternity care in a tertiary hospital. Passage to Motherhood Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-13 May 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Primary Maternity Units in rural and remote Australia: Results of a national survey
Kruske, Sue, Kildea Sue, Jenkinson, Bec, Pilcher, Jennifer, Robin, Sarah, Rolfe, Margaret, Kornelsen, Jude and Barclay, Lesley (2016). Primary Maternity Units in rural and remote Australia: Results of a national survey. Midwifery, 40, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.05.004
2016
Journal Article
Women's, midwives' and obstetricians' experiences of a structured process to document refusal of recommended maternity care
Jenkinson, Bec, Kruske, Sue, Stapleton, Helen, Beckmann, Michael, Reynolds, Maree and Kildea, Sue (2016). Women's, midwives' and obstetricians' experiences of a structured process to document refusal of recommended maternity care. Women and Birth, 29 (6), 531-541. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2016.05.005
2016
Conference Publication
The line in the sand: Feminist perspectives on refusal of recommended maternity care
Jenkinson, B. (2016). The line in the sand: Feminist perspectives on refusal of recommended maternity care. 8th International Biennial Conference of the Australian Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-16 July 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Supporting women’s autonomy: Lessons from one tertiary hospital
Jenkinson, B. (2016). Supporting women’s autonomy: Lessons from one tertiary hospital. International Normal Labour and Birth Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 10-13 October 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Maternity care plans: a retrospective review of a process aiming to support women who decline standard care
Jenkinson, Bec, Kruske, Sue, Stapleton, Helen, Beckmann, Michael, Reynolds, Maree and Kildea, Sue (2015). Maternity care plans: a retrospective review of a process aiming to support women who decline standard care. Women and Birth, 28 (4), 303-309. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.05.003
2015
Conference Publication
When 'no' means 'no': Supporting women's rights to informed consent and refusal
Jenkinson, Bec (2015). When 'no' means 'no': Supporting women's rights to informed consent and refusal. Australian College of the Midwives National 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 5-8 October 2015. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.07.072
2014
Journal Article
Maternity services and the discharge process: a review of practice in Queensland
Jenkinson, Bec, Young, Kate and Kruske, Sue (2014). Maternity services and the discharge process: a review of practice in Queensland. Women and Birth, 27 (2), 114-120. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.12.001
2014
Other Outputs
BirthSpace: an evidence-based guide to birth environment design
Jenkinson, Bec, Josey, Natalie and Kruske, Sue (2014). BirthSpace: an evidence-based guide to birth environment design. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies, The University of Queensland.
2014
Journal Article
Effect of a maternity consumer representative training program on participants' confidence and engagement
Jenkinson, Bec M., Smethurst, Joanne, Boorman, Rhonda and Creedy, Debra K. (2014). Effect of a maternity consumer representative training program on participants' confidence and engagement. Australian Health Review, 38 (3), 306-311. doi: 10.1071/AH13183
2013
Journal Article
Maternity care providers' perceptions of women's autonomy and the law
Kruske, Sue, Young, Kate, Jenkinson, Bec and Catchlove, Ann (2013). Maternity care providers' perceptions of women's autonomy and the law. Bmc Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13 (1) 84, 84. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-84
2013
Conference Publication
Maternity care providers’ perceptions of women’s autonomy and the law
Kruske, S, Young, K, Jenkinson, B and Catchlove, A (2013). Maternity care providers’ perceptions of women’s autonomy and the law. Australian Association of Bioethics and Health Law Conference: Pivotal Moments/Future Horizons - Continuity and Change in Australian Bioethics, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 11 - 14 July 2013.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and incorporating the consumer voice in paediatric intensive care research
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sainath Raman, Associate Professor Kristen Gibbons
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Doctor Philosophy
Body Positive Birth Project
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lauren Kearney
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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
Media
Enquiries
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- health consumer perspectives
- respectful maternity care
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