To cite: De Bernardo G, Svelto M, Giordano M, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-219114 DESCRIPTION A few hours after birth, a newborn was admitted to Santobono-Pausilipon III level Hospital. Suspected eye injury was reported. During childbirth, the baby showed a face presentation and to help with the delivery, a vacuum extractor (VE) met...

Prevalence and risk factors for the development of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth is well described in the literature. However, its management and treatment has only begun to be investigated. The aim of this article is to describe the studies that examine the effects of interventions on PTSD after childbirth. MedLine, PILOTS, CINAHL and ISI Web of Science databases were ...

OBJECTIVE to systematically identify interventions that midwives could introduce to address post-traumatic stress in women following childbirth. METHODS a search strategy was developed and relevant papers were identified from databases including Cinahl, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Maternity and Infant Care, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Key search terms used were post-traumatic stress,...

Most women experience disrespect and abuse in delivery rooms instead of support, respect. Disrespect seeking maternity care are becoming an urgent problem creating a growing community concern that spans the domains healthcare research, quality, education; human rights; civil rights advocacy. Deprivation respectful mother is important cause traumatic childbirth experiences as much inadequate mak...

BACKGROUND Many women experience childbirth as traumatic and 2% develop post-traumatic stress disorder. This study examined the role of health practitioner support and personal control during birth as predictors of post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, adjusting for vulnerability factors of prior trauma, depression, control beliefs and birth intervention. It also investigated interactions betwe...