There is increasing recognition that parents play a critical role in promoting the health
outcomes of low birthweight and preterm infants. Despite a large body of literature on …

Introduction Maternal postnatal mental health problems may negatively impact child
development. Postpartum research has mainly focused on the impact of maternal …

Background Pre-term or full-term childbirth can be experienced as physically or
psychologically traumatic. Cumulative and trans-generational effects of traumatic stress on …

Background: Studies on prevalence and factors associated with postpartum posttraumatic
stress (PTS) typically do not distinguish between PTS related to childbirth (PTS-C) and PTS …

Psychological birth trauma and childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder represent a
substantial burden of disease with 6.6 million mothers and 1.7 million fathers or co-parents …

BACKGROUND Cognitive-behavioural therapy aims to increase quality of life by changing
cognitive and behavioural factors that maintain problematic symptoms. A previous overview …

Objective: This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of brief EMDR intervention as
compared to treatment-as-usual (TAU) in women with post-partum PTSD symptoms. Design …

Background High numbers of women experience a traumatic birth, which can lead to
childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) onset, and negative and …

Objective: To discuss and develop a statement on the current state of the evidence and
opinion in Fear of Childbirth (FoC) and Tokophobia (Tocophobia), and to provide …

Objective Women can develop posttraumatic stress disorder in response to experienced or
perceived traumatic, often medically complicated, childbirth; the prevalence of these events …