OBJECTIVE Instrumental vaginal delivery is associated with birth trauma to infant and obstetric trauma to mother. As caesarean delivery rates increased during the past decades, the rate of instrumental vaginal delivery declined. We examined concomitant temporal changes in the rates of severe birth trauma and maternal obstetric trauma. DESIGN A retrospective observational study. SETTINGS AND...

background: one of the most important indicators in public health is earlier traits of new born specially birth's weight. the aim of this study was determined effects of biological and psychological traits mothers on low birth weight in isfahan province. methods: this research performed on 910 new born and delivered mothers of isfahan province in 2009. according to the percentage of population ...

The rate of birth trauma in the US has been reported to range between 0.2 and 37 birth traumas per 1000 births. Because of the minimal number of population-based studies and the inconsistencies among the published birth trauma rates, the rate of birth trauma in the US remains unclear. This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted using 890 582 in-hospital birth discharges from the 2003 Hea...

BACKGROUND The reported link between psychological trauma and onset of psychosis remains controversial. AIMS To examine associations between self-reported psychological trauma and psychotic symptoms as a function of prior evidence of vulnerability to psychosis (psychosis proneness). METHOD At baseline, 2524 adolescents aged 14-24 years provided self-reports on psychological trauma and psych...

Background: Childbirth-related traumatic experiences are an overlooked area of psychological suffering, often leading to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, difficulties in bonding between mother baby. This study aimed evaluate the effectiveness Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing as a brief intervention reducing Birth Trauma symptoms.
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Although the role of intense psychological distress in psychopathology has been recognized for centuries, the metaphorical use of the word ‘trauma’ to indicate intense psychological distress only became popular in the midst of the industrial revolution (Danese & Baldwin, 2017). The introduction of the steam engine and the spread of railways led to a sharp increase in train accidents. Strikingly...

INTRODUCTION Birth of a premature infant and subsequent neonatal intensive care leads to psychological distress and trauma in parents. A large proportion of mothers show signs of trauma long after discharge from hospital. Fathers of premature infants are known to experience more stress than fathers of full-term infants. The sorrow experienced by parents of preterm infants is significantly highe...

BACKGROUND Birth injuries are defined as the impairment of neonatal body function due to adverse events that occur at birth and can be avoidable or inevitable. Despite exact prenatal care, birth trauma usually occurs, particularly in long and difficult labor or fetal malpresentations. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the incidence of birth injuries and their related factors in Kasha...