Background Traumatic birth experiences can cause postnatal mental health disturbance,
fear of childbirth in subsequent pregnancies and disruption to mother-infant bonding …

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 …

A key stage in the qualitative research process is determining the nature of the study
population and then sampling from this population so that data can then be collected. In …

Background Women's experiences of birth environment influence their mental health and
that of their families. Identifying women's childbirth experiences in the labor–delivery …

Background There appears to be a chasm between idealised motherhood and reality, and
for women who experience birth trauma this can be more extreme and impact on mental …

Introduction: Childbirth is a stressful event in every woman's life, leading to traumatic
deliveries in half of the cases. This study aimed at describing mothers' lived experiences …

Background The psychological birth trauma is a universal phenomenon in childbearing
women. The influences could extend in a wide range, which includes the mothers' health …

Background Psychological birth trauma exhibits a high incidence worldwide, resulting in a
wide range of negative impacts on mothers, infants, couples, families and society at large …

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 …

Background In the past century, maternal support during childbirth has been changed
according to the different approaches suggested by various health care paradigms …