Background Previous reviews have provided preliminary insights into risk factors and
possible prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) postpartum with no attempt to …

Abstract Background Approximately 3.3% of women in pregnancy have posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and 4% of women postpartum PTSD. The impact of maternal PTSD during …

Background Pregnancy and childbirth are significant events in women's lives and most
women have expectations or plans for how they hope their labour and birth will go. It is …

BackgroundAgainst the background of very limited evidence, the present study aimed to
prospectively examine the impact of maternal postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder …

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 …

The improvement of perinatal mental health formed part of WHO's Millennium Development
Goals. Research suggests that the implementation of perinatal mental health care is …

Preventative psychological interventions to aid women after traumatic childbirth are needed.
This proof-of-principle randomized controlled study evaluated whether the number of …

Background There is some evidence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following
childbirth may impact on the mother-infant bond. However, the evidence is inconsistent over …

Perinatal psychological problems such as post-natal depression are associated with poor
mother–baby interaction, but the reason for this is not clear. One explanation is that mothers …

Background Identifying factors that precipitate and maintain post-traumatic stress symptoms
(PTSS) after birth is important to inform clinical and research practice; yet, prospective …