ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth.
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The Impact of Severe Perineal Trauma on Maternal Mental Health and Intra-family Relationships
A Study to Explore the Feasibility and Efficacy of Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (GTEP) for Reducing Trauma Symptoms Following a Traumatic Birthing Experience
Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preventing posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between posttraumatic stress and stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of traumatic stress · 2023Pooled it
- Childbirth Acquired Perineal Trauma (CHAPTER) study: A cohort study investigating health outcomes after childbirth-related perineal trauma.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Physiological Mechanisms in Pregnancy and Their Relevance to the Clinical Management of Perinatal Mental Illness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Overwhelming Challenge of Losing One's Sense of Wholeness: A Grounded Theory Study on Women's Experiential Process of Birth Trauma.The journal of nursing research : JNR · 2026Article
- Emotional and dissociative responses to childbirth as predictors of postpartum PTSD symptoms: a prospective observational study.BMC psychology · 2026Observational
- Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale in a sample of Norwegian mothers.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify symptoms of depression in Norwegian postpartum women.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Postpartum depression childbirth related PTSD maternal bonding sexual functioning and partner support among mothers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Exploring the Long-Term Emotional Trauma Experiences of Mothers With a History of Preeclampsia: A Qualitative Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Cross-lagged panel model of depressive mood and influencing factors in high-risk perinatal depression.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Changes in phosphoethanolamine during the postpartum period and its association with depression.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Associated factors of barriers to help-seeking among postpartum women with and without (childbirth-related) posttraumatic stress disorder: results from the cross-sectional study INVITE.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Invisible Links: Associations Between Micronutrient Deficiencies and Postpartum Depression-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- "Invisible wounds of childbirth"; women's experiences of obstetric violence: a phenomenological qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Birthing partners - validation of a questionnaire to assess the well-being of support persons.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Experiences of attending prenatal ultrasounds during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A cross-sectional survey.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- A longitudinal study of the subjective birth experience and the relationship to mental health.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The traumatic childbirth experience of mothers after emergency cesarean section(EmCS) in China: a descriptive qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- A prospective cohort study of the association between mode of delivery and postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildbirth experience could be complicated and even traumatic. This study explored the possible risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth (PTSD-FC) in mothers and partners.
methodsThrough a cross-sectional online survey biographical, medical, psychological, obstetrical and trauma history data were collected. The PTSD-FC, postnatal depression, social support, and perceived mother-infant bond in 916 mothers and 64 partners were measured through self-reported psychometric assessments.
resultsOur findings highlight the possible impact of several risk factors such as emergency childbirth, past traumatic experiences and distressing events during childbirth on PTSD-FC. The difficulties in mother-infant bond and the postpartum depression were highly associated with the total score of PTSD-FC symptoms for mothers. While for partners, post-partum depression was highly associated with the total score of PTSD-FC.
conclusionsOur study demonstrated significant links between psychological, traumatic and birth-related risk factors as well as the perceived social support and the possible PTSD following childbirth in mothers and partners. Given that, a specific attention to PTSD-FC and psychological distress following childbirth should be given to mothers and their partners following childbirth.
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