Background A negative experience in childbirth is associated with chronic maternal
morbidities. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify currently …

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 …

Background The relationship between obstetric variables and postpartum post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), and its influence on quality of life (QoL), have scarcely been studied …

Objectives To establish the prevalence and correlates of a subjectively traumatic birth
experience in an Irish maternity sample. Design A questionnaire routinely provided to all …

Objective Growing literature has identified childbirth as a potentially traumatic event,
following which mothers may develop symptoms of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Following …

Background Mental disorders are common during the peripartum period and may have far-
reaching consequences for both mother and child. Unfortunately, most antenatal care …

Anxiety is common among postpartum women and can have adverse effects on mother's
and child's somatic and psychological health if left untreated. In the UK, nurses or midwifes …

Being pregnant, giving birth and becoming a mother is a time of great change and
adjustment which for some women may exacerbate existing mental health problems or lead …

Intro Recent literature identifies childbirth as a potentially traumatic event, following which
mothers may develop symptoms of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Following-Childbirth (PTS-FC) …

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 …