ReviewFrontiers in psychology2022
Psychological birth trauma: A concept analysis.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of nonpharmacological interventions to improve trauma symptoms and mother-infant bonding for women who experience birth trauma.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of self-reported measures of psychological birth trauma in puerperae: A COSMIN systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and correlates of postpartum PTSD following emergency cesarean sections: implications for perinatal mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- An Integrative Review Exploring Womens' Experiences of Retraumatization Within Perinatal Services.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPooled it
- Impact of Upright Position during the First Stage of Labour on Maternal Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Reviews on recent clinical trials · 2025Trial
- Labor Companion Support, Women-Centered Care, and Childbirth Preparation in Relation to Psychological Birth Trauma: A Cross-Sectional SEM Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A Simultaneous Concept Analysis to Provide Clarity Between Obstetric Violence and Birth Trauma.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Understanding the Interaction Between Infant Feeding and Maternal Mental Health and Well-Being in Women who Experience Psychological Birth Trauma: A Scoping Review Protocol.HRB open research · 2026Article
- Structured psychological nursing and postpartum psychological outcomes in primiparous women: a retrospective temporal cohort study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- A Systematic Concept Analysis of Psychological Birth Trauma in Couples.International journal of women's health · 2026Review
- The experience of manual removal of placenta in women with retained placenta: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Relationship between the anxiety of labor companion and labor satisfaction among laboring women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Identifying the key influencing factors of psychological birth trauma in primiparous women with interpretable machine learning.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- The traumatic childbirth experience of mothers after emergency cesarean section(EmCS) in China: a descriptive qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The current status of psychological birth trauma in women who had a vaginal delivery and associated factors: a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Episiotomy and perineal trauma during childbirth in primiparous women: associations with anxiety, quality of life, vaginal and sexual symptoms in the first year postpartum.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- An integrative review of how midwives are screening and assessing for trauma in women within perinatal services.PloS one · 2025Review
- Neuroticism trait and postnatal depression among Chinese women: the mediating role of childbirth experience and the moderating role of perceived social support.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Prioritise safety, optimise success! Return to rugby postpartum.European journal of sport science · 2024Review
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Abstract
Aim: To define and analyze the concept of psychological birth trauma. Design: The concept analysis method of Walker and Avant was used. Method: Eight databases (PubMed, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, VIP Information Chinese Journal Service Platform, and Chinese BioMedicine Literature Database) were searched from inception to July 2022 for studies focused on psychological birth trauma. Results: Of the 5,372 studies identified, 44 ultimately met the inclusion criteria. The attributes identified were (1) women's subjective feelings, (2) intertwined painful emotional experiences, (3) originating in the birth process, and (4) lasting until postpartum. Antecedents were divided into two groups: pre-existing antecedents and birth-related antecedents. Consequences were identified as negative and positive. Conclusion: Psychological birth trauma is a more complex and comprehensive concept than previously thought, and should be regarded as a separate postpartum mental health problem. This study deepens the understanding of psychological birth trauma through a comprehensive concept analysis and also puts forward some suggestions for the prevention, identification, and intervention of psychological birth trauma, which provides a basis for assisting in the identification of psychological birth trauma and provides a reference for the development of rigorous assessment tools and the design of appropriate interventions in the future. Further research is needed to update and refine this concept.
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