ArticleJournal of affective disorders2022
Traumatic childbirth during COVID-19 triggers maternal psychological growth and in turn better mother-infant bonding.
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- Labour and delivery characteristics, maternal birth satisfaction and early relational health among COVID-19 pandemic-born children.Journal of reproductive and infant psychology · 2026Article
- The psychological impact of childbirth: Unscheduled cesarean delivery associates with increased risk for acute stress response.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Personal growth among female nurses raising preschool children: a cross-sectional study on the role of work engagement and social support.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Maternal Intrusive Thoughts and Dissociative Experiences in the Context of Early Caregiving Under Varying Levels of Societal Stress.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The association of delivery during a war with the risk for postpartum depression, anxiety and impaired maternal-infant bonding, a prospective cohort study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- A diagnostic questionnaire for childbirth related posttraumatic stress disorder: a validation study.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Childbirth.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Factors influencing maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Korean journal of women health nursing · 2023Article
- Guilt-and Shame-Proneness, Birth-related Post-traumatic Stress and Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Preterm Birth.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough posttraumatic psychological growth (PTG) occurs following stressful events, knowledge of maternal psychological growth as a result of giving birth during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is lacking.
methodsWe assessed PTG associated with recent childbirth (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory) in a sample of 2205 women who gave birth during the pandemic and 540 who gave birth before. They also provided information about birth-related traumatic stress (Peritraumatic Distress Inventory; PTSD Checklist), mother-infant bonding (Maternal Attachment Inventory), and breastfeeding.
resultsClose to two thirds (60.45 %) of participants reported childbirth-related PTG with greater appreciation of life endorsed most frequently. No group differences in PTG prevalence were noted between deliveries during or before COVID-19 (χ LIMITATIONS: Reliance on a convenient sample, self-reports, and cross-sectional design may introduce bias.
conclusionsPerceived positive maternal psychological changes as a result of childbirth are endorsed by a significant portion of women during the pandemic and can ensue in response to traumatic childbirth. Maternal growth is further implicated in successful postpartum adjustment and positive mother-infant interactions during an important period. Hence, directing clinical attention to opportunities of maternal psychological growth may have benefits especially for women at risk for the adverse outcomes of exposure to traumatic experiences of childbirth.
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