ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care
The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder during pregnancy and postpartum period.
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- Breaking the cycle: a review of the impacts of maternal PTSD, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and health disparities among Black women.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Health Care Utilization of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Trauma-Related Mental Health Diagnoses in a Large, Integrated Health Care System.The Permanente journal · 2025Article
- Alloimmunization in Pregnancy: Patient-reported Quality of Care, Mental Health Effects, and Impact Upon Daily Life.AJP reports · 2025Article
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- "Women Friendly": A Childbirth Preparation Intervention in Israel for Women with Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- The Relation between Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Cesarean Section.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prenatal wellbeing of mothers, their partners, and couples: a cross-sectional descriptive study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Does time change the anxiety and depression scores for pregnant women on Covid-19 pandemic?The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2021Article
- Factors Associated with Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Following Obstetric Violence: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Long-Term High Risk of Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Associated Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Trauma exposure therapy in a pregnant woman suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder after childhood sexual abuse: risk or benefit?European journal of psychotraumatology · 2020Article
- Identifying health correlates of intimate partner violence against pregnant women.Health information science and systems · 2020Article
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND
objectiveThe majority of formerly conducted studies have focused on the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder merely during pregnancy period; however, pregnancy period is by itself accompanied with the stress of getting pregnant again; therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during pregnancy and postpartum period.
methodsA total of 3475 articles were found by searching keywords of PTSD, pregnancy, stress, and birth, through various research databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct; 37 papers turned out to be completely relevant, 18 of which had provided through examination of the prevalence of intended disorder.
resultsThe prevalence rate varied from 0% to 21% in community-related samples; this rate varied from 0% to 43% in high-risk samples.
conclusionPTSD is a common phenomenon during pregnancy and postpartum period, and it might get worse and worse unless it is diagnosed and treated after delivery. Thus, it is recommended to assess pregnancy and postpartum services.
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