Research suggests that some fathers and birth partners can experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after witnessing a traumatic birth. Birth-related PTSD may impact on many aspects of fathers’ partners’ life, including relationship breakdown, self-blame reducing plans for future children. Despite the potential lives there is currently no measure birth-related validated use with partner...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a one-session spouse-support enhancement childbirth education on childbirth self-efficacy and perception of childbirth experience. METHODS The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest experiment. The participants in the study were 31 couples in the experimental group and 30 in the control group. The expe...

BACKGROUND One in 100 women who give birth in the UK develop life-threatening illnesses during childbirth. Without urgent medical attention these illnesses could lead to the mother's death. Little is known about how the experience of severe illness in childbirth affects the mother, baby, and family. AIM As part of the UK National Maternal Near-miss Surveillance Programme, this study explored ...

BACKGROUND The reported prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder secondary to birth trauma ranges from 1.5% to 5.6%. Serious ramifications of birth trauma are beginning to be recognized, such as impaired mother-infant interaction. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the essence of mothers' experiences regarding the anniversary of their birth trauma. METHODS Colaizzi's method...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the impact of life-threatening obstetric complications ('near miss') on women's mental health in low- and middle-income countries. AIMS To examine the relationships between near miss and postpartum psychological distress in the Republic of Benin. METHOD One-year prospective cohort using epidemiological and ethnographic techniques in a population of women del...

OBJECTIVE Determining the labor factors associated with post-traumatic stress in uniformed workers in Medellin. METHOD A cross-sectional study was made of 124 uniformed workers aged 20 to 48 years-old. A survey was made using an adults' post-traumatic stress instrument which had been validated in Medellin. Statistical analysis was carried out. RESULTS Post-traumatic stress disorder risk pre...

OBJECTIVE Most pregnant women are anxious about the delivery and up to 30% develop varying degrees of fear of childbirth (FOC). Secondary FOC occurs in parous women who have experienced a traumatic delivery. The aim of this study was to investigate the time to subsequent delivery and delivery outcome in women with secondary FOC, compared with a reference group. SETTING Southeast Sweden. SAM...