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.
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. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.08.003
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. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231188536
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
(2023–2025) Monash University
(2023–2024) Monash University
Understanding and incorporating the consumer voice in paediatric intensive care research
Doctor Philosophy
Body Positive Birth Project
Doctor Philosophy
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. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.08.003
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. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231188536
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
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
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
Validating a scale to measure respectful maternity care in Australia: challenges and recommendations
Jenkinson, Bec, Kearney, Lauren, Kynn, Mary, Reed, Rachel, Nugent, Rachael, Toohill, Jocelyn and Bogossian, Fiona (2021). Validating a scale to measure respectful maternity care in Australia: challenges and recommendations. Midwifery, 103 103090, 103090. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.103090
Allen, Jyai, Jenkinson, Bec, Tracy, Sally K., Hartz, Donna L., Tracy, Mark and Kildea, Sue (2020). Women's unmet needs in early labour: qualitative analysis of free-text survey responses in the M@NGO trial of caseload midwifery. Midwifery, 88 102751, 102751. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102751
Does introducing a dedicated early labour area improve birth outcomes? A pre-post intervention study
Williams, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Lee, Nigel, Gao, Yu, Allen, Jyai, Morrow, Jane and Kildea, Sue (2019). Does introducing a dedicated early labour area improve birth outcomes? A pre-post intervention study. Women and Birth, 33 (3), 259-264. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.05.001
Refusal of recommended maternity care: Time to make a pact with women?
Jenkinson, Bec, Kruske, Sue and Kildea, Sue (2018). Refusal of recommended maternity care: Time to make a pact with women?. Women and Birth, 31 (6), 433-441. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.03.006
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 5-8 October 2015. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.07.072
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
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.
(2023–2025) Monash University
(2023–2024) Monash University
Understanding and incorporating the consumer voice in paediatric intensive care research
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Body Positive Birth Project
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: