Purpose Pregnancy can be denied or better “unperceived” by women in up to 1: 300
pregnancies and poses the mother and her unborn at high risk when an unassisted birth …

A woman's past history of sexual trauma is inextricably woven into her pregnancy and birth
experience. Two cases are presented by a practicing certified nurse midwife to demonstrate …

In recent years, a global conversation regarding the mistreatment of women during obstetric
and delivery care has emerged. Micro level interactions which offend the dignity and …

Objective The authors review the literature on two dramatic psychosomatic disorders of
reproduction and offer a potential classification of pregnancy denial. Method Information on …

Pregnancy and motherhood are often presented as natural and unproblematic for women.
The fact that there are some women who engage in violent behaviour towards their unborn …

The article discusses pregnancy termination which may lead to mental health problems. It is
mentioned that those women who has experienced the pregnancy termination, are more …

The purpose of this study is to explore and quantify perceptions and experiences of women
with a traumatic childbirth experience in order to identify areas for prevention and to help …

'J and from 40% to 45% of those women also are forced into sex by their male partner. 3, 4
Sexual abuse has also been linked with adolescent pregnancy in at least one research …

Pregnancy, in its advanced stages, would appear to be the most undeniable of states. Yet
repeatedly there are women who deliver at term without having given—or aroused—any …

A long-held belief among mental health practitioners is that being born unwanted carries a
risk of negative psychosocial development and poor mental health in adulthood. The Prague …