Observational studyScientific reports2017
Risk factors for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder development one year after vaginal delivery: a prospective, observational study.
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- Posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence and childbirth: update meta-analysis after the introduction of the DSM-5 and COVID-19 pandemic.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Mode of Birth on Childbirth-Related Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms beyond 6 Months Postpartum: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of maternal dissatisfaction after vaginal delivery: A multicenter prospective study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Trial
- Obstetric anesthesia and postpartum mental health: implications from delivery to long-term recovery.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026Review
- Emotional and dissociative responses to childbirth as predictors of postpartum PTSD symptoms: a prospective observational study.BMC psychology · 2026Observational
- Prevalence of maternal psychological disorders after immediate postpartum hemorrhage: a repeated nested cross-sectional survey in a cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Peripartum predictors of postpartum dyspareunia: a longitudinal observational cohort study.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Maternal and perinatal factors associated with childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mistreatment in healthcare: peripartum experience in a Tunisian maternity.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder and associated factors among postnatal mothers in West Arsi zone, South West Ethiopia, 2024: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effect of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet on Maternal Iron Related Biochemical Parameters during Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Involvement of Past Traumatic Life Events in the Development of Postpartum PTSD after Cesarean Delivery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Epidural analgesia information sessions provided by anesthetic nurses: impact on satisfaction and anxiety of parturient women a prospective sequential study.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Article
- The Important Role of Partner Support in Women's Mental Disorders During the Perinatal Period. A Literature Review.Maedica · 2022Article
- The occurrence and risk factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among discharged COVID-19 patients in Tianjin, China.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
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- Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Nutrient Requirements during Pregnancy and Lactation.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Efficacy of intrauterine Bakri balloon tamponade combined with ascending uterine artery ligation on postpartum hemorrhage.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Our study aimed to assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth one year after vaginal delivery and to identify characteristics of women and deliveries associated with it. Questionnaires were mailed a year after delivery to 1103 women with prospectively collected delivery and postpartum data, including a question on day 2 assessing their experience of childbirth. PTSD was assessed a year later by the Impact of Event and Traumatic Event Scales; 22 women (4.2%, 95%CI 2.7-6.3%) met the PTSD diagnostic criteria and 30 (5.7%; 95%CI 3.9-8.0%) PTSD profile criteria. Factors associated with higher risk of PTSD profile were previous abortion (aOR 3.6, 95%CI 1.4-9.3), previous postpartum hemorrhage (Aor 5.3, 95%CI 1.3-21.4), and postpartum hemoglobin <9 g/dl (aOR 2.7, 95%CI 1.0-7.5). Among 56 women (10.3%) reporting bad childbirth memories at day 2 postpartum, 11 (21.1%) met PTSD diagnosis and 11 (21.1%) PTSD profile criteria a year later, compared with 11 (2.4%) (P < 0.001) and 18 (3.8%) (P < 0.001), respectively, of the 489 (87.7%) women with good memories. PTSD is not rare at one year after vaginal delivery in a low-risk population. A simple question at day 2 post partum may identify women most at risk of PTSD and help determine if early intervention is needed.
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