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 …

Objective To synthesize mixed-research results (quantitative and qualitative) on
posttraumatic stress in women who experienced traumatic births. Data Sources PubMed …

Introduction Compared to women who have given birth before (ie, multiparas), those giving
birth for the first time (ie, primiparas) show higher cortisol levels. Psychological factors may …

Perinatal mental health is critically important because depression and other stresses not
only cause psychological distress to pregnant and postpartum women, but can also have …

Up to 45% of new mothers have reported experiencing birth trauma. For some individuals
who have experienced a traumatic event, there can be a positive legacy called posttraumatic …

Antenatal fear of childbirth (FOC) is associated with negative effects, such as postnatal
traumatic symptoms. As the birth‐related culture of East Asian countries differs from that in …

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 …

Tokophobia is regarded as the intensive fear of childbirth that some pregnant women have.
However, little is known about the psychopathological details of tokophobia (fear of …

The birth is an individual and also important expression for women life. This experience can
be perceived in a different way by each woman that can be defined by different feelings such …

Background: A negative response towards a current pregnancy consists of two elements:
unwantedness of and unhappiness about the current pregnancy. Little is clear about …