Childbirth trauma impacts almost 40% of women who deliver. In this episode, I share the common descriptions of traumatic childbirth, review the different risk factors and protective factors for having a traumatic delivery, and discuss treatment options for symptoms of postpartum PTSD.
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Links:
COVID-19 and Childbirth trauma: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33412491/
Beck, Driscoll, & Watson's book Traumatic Childbirth, published 2013 by Routledge Publishers (https://www.routledge.com/Traumatic-Childbirth/Beck-Driscoll-Watson/p/book/9780415678100)
TABS: http://www.tabs.org.nz/
PSI (postpartum.net)