UNLABELLED The current study investigated the contributive role of perinatal dissociative and perinatal emotional responses to the development of PTSD symptoms following childbirth. METHOD Using a prospective, longitudinal design, 140 women were studied who were followed from the first week after delivery to three months postpartum. RESULTS Three women (2.1%) met criteria for PTSD and 21.4%...

The processes occurring during traumatic childbirth experiences, factors mediating development of PTSD symptoms and the impact on post-partum adaptation were explored in a cohort of 20 women 10 months post childbirth. Pain, past experiences and beliefs that their baby would be harmed led to feeling out of control which was maintained by failed attempts to elicit practical and emotional support ...

Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder, following of a particular intensity, is often related to the perception childbirth as traumatic event requiring optimization follow-up and interest early detection. Objectives To determine factors associated with post-traumatic disorder childbirth. Methods This longitudinal prospective analytical study carried out in obstetrics gynecology department ...

BACKGROUND Given the limited research into men's experiences of being present at childbirth this study explored the experiences of fathers who found childbirth traumatic. The aim of the research was to investigate how men coped with these experiences; the impact on their lives; and their views on what may have helped to reduce distress. METHODS Participants were recruited via websites relatin...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine whether a mismatch between a woman's preferred and actual mode of delivery increases the risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms after childbirth. METHODS The study sample consisted of 1,700 women scheduled to give birth between 2009 and 2010 at Akershus University Hospital, Norway. Questionnaire data from pregnancy weeks 17 and 32 and from 8 weeks postpa...

Introduction Childbirth can be a very painful experience, especially vaginally. It have many complications. The obstetrical complications of caesarean section are well studied but its psychological little mentioned. Most women recover quickly after giving birth, others seem to more difficulty. Researchers attempted identify perinatal risk factors for the development post-traumatic stress disord...

BACKGROUND Childbirth fear has received considerable attention in Scandinavian countries, and the United Kingdom, but not in Australia. For first-time mothers, fear is often linked to a perceived lack of control and disbelief in the body's ability to give birth safely, whereas multiparous women may be fearful as a result of previous negative and/or traumatic birth experiences. There have been f...

The levels of the plasma coagulation factors are raised in the post-traumatic and post-partum periods. Factors, I, VIII, IX, and X were raised in two groups, one of patients after trauma, the other of patients after childbirth, while factors V and VII were raised in the puerperal group only. The relationship between these changes and thrombosis in vivo is discussed.