The Mother's Autonomy in Decision Making (MADM) scale is a uni-dimensional scale to assess women’s autonomy and role in
decision making during maternity care
decision making during maternity care
Developed by:
Saraswathi Vedam, Kathrin Stoll, Kelsey Martin, Nicholas Rubashkin, Sarah Partridge, Dana Thordarson, Ganga Jolicoeur (The Changing Childbirth in BC Steering Council)
Measure domains:
Autonomy in decision-making
Items and subscales:
7 items
Outcomes predicted:
care provider type
length of prenatal appointments
preferences for role in decision-making
satisfaction with experience of decision-making
length of prenatal appointments
preferences for role in decision-making
satisfaction with experience of decision-making
Cronbach's alpha:
< 0.90
Study population(s):
Women of childbearing age who had given birth and/or were currently pregnant in British Columbia, Canada
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Citation of original article
Get citationVedam, S., Stoll, K., Martin, K, Rubashkin, N., Partridge, S., Thordarson, D., (2017). The Mother’s Autonomy in Decision Making (MADM) scale: Patient-led development and psychometric testing of a new instrument to evaluate experience of maternity care. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0171804. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171804