Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and debilitating disorder
which has a significant impact on the lives of sufferers. A number of early psychological …

Background Over approximately the last fifteen years, early psychological interventions,
such as psychological'debriefing', have been increasingly used following psychological …

Introduction A positive childbirth experience promotes women's health, both during and
beyond the perinatal period. Understanding what constitutes a positive childbirth experience …

• Executive summary The days and weeks following childbirth–the postnatal period–is a
critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths …

Nearly 20% of mothers will experience an episode of major or minor depression within the
first 3 months postpartum, making it the most common complication of childbearing …

Background Epidemiological studies and meta‐analyses of predictive studies have
consistently demonstrated the importance of psychosocial and psychological variables as …

Objective: The postpartum period is recognized as a time of vulnerability to affective
disorders, particularly postpartum depression. In contrast, the prevalence and clinical …

Introduction Between 9 and 44% of women experience giving birth as traumatic, and 3% of
women develop a post‐traumatic stress disorder following childbirth. Knowledge on risk …

Objective: This paper aimed to report the current status of research in the field of post-
traumatic stress disorder following childbirth (PTSD FC), and to update the findings of an …

Background Childbirth fear is reported to affect around 20% of women. However reporting
on levels of symptom severity vary. Unlike Scandinavian countries, there has been limited …