Background A high number of Australian women report experiencing traumatic birth events.
Despite high incidence and potential wide spread and long-lasting effects, birth trauma is …

Background: A number of women experience childbirth as traumatic. This experience can
have enduring and potentially lifelong effects on both mental and physical health, and have …

BackgroundChildbirth is a potent trigger for the onset of psychiatric illness in women
including postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum psychosis (PP). Medical …

Problem Post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic stress symptoms following birth
occur amongst a small proportion of women but can lead to poor maternal mental health …

The trauma memory is a crucial feature of PTSD etiology and maintenance. Nonetheless,
the nature of memories associated with childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB …

Objective: Postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) affects 3.1–6.3% of women
after childbirth. The City Birth Trauma Scale (City-BiTS) is a questionnaire designed to …

Abstract Aims and Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate in detail the traumatic
birth experiences of midwives in the delivery rooms, and their attitudes, reactions, and …

Objective There is a growing body of research showing that birth related posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) symptoms may impact the mother-infant relationship. The present study …

Abstract the mental health of new mothers is a public health concern as it is likely to have an
impact on the mother herself, her close relationships and the behavioural and emotional …

Purpose As midwives witness and attend the whole process of childbirth, they have a better
understanding of which factors may cause traumatic childbirth. However, because most of …