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Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) symptoms and subjective rates of traumatic birth experience with past traumatic life events (physical and sexual assault, child abuse, perinatal loss, previous traumatic birth experience,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116048 |
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description | The aim of this study was to investigate the association of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) symptoms and subjective rates of traumatic birth experience with past traumatic life events (physical and sexual assault, child abuse, perinatal loss, previous traumatic birth experience, and the cumulative traumatic experience). A sample of Russian women (n = 2579) who gave birth within the previous 12 months, filled in a web-based survey, where they reported demographic and obstetric characteristics and past traumatic experiences, evaluated their birth experience (0 = not traumatic, 10 = extremely traumatic), and completed the City Birth Trauma Scale (CBiTS). We found that PP-PTSD symptoms were higher among women who previously experienced physical (F = 22.02, p < 0.001) and sexual (F = 15.98, p < 0.001) assault and child abuse (F = 69.25, p < 0.001), with only associations with child abuse (F = 21.14, p < 0.001) remaining significant for subjective rates of traumatic birth experience. Perinatal loss and previous traumatic birth showed moderate but inconsistent effects. Support during labor did not have a buffering effect for participants with past traumatic experiences but showed a universally protective effect against PP-PTSD. Trauma-informed practices and allowing women to have a supportive birth team of choice during childbirth are promising avenues to minimize the incidence of PP-PTSD and improve the childbirth experience for all women. |
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spelling | pubmed-102525382023-06-10 Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support Suarez, Anna Yakupova, Vera Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to investigate the association of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) symptoms and subjective rates of traumatic birth experience with past traumatic life events (physical and sexual assault, child abuse, perinatal loss, previous traumatic birth experience, and the cumulative traumatic experience). A sample of Russian women (n = 2579) who gave birth within the previous 12 months, filled in a web-based survey, where they reported demographic and obstetric characteristics and past traumatic experiences, evaluated their birth experience (0 = not traumatic, 10 = extremely traumatic), and completed the City Birth Trauma Scale (CBiTS). We found that PP-PTSD symptoms were higher among women who previously experienced physical (F = 22.02, p < 0.001) and sexual (F = 15.98, p < 0.001) assault and child abuse (F = 69.25, p < 0.001), with only associations with child abuse (F = 21.14, p < 0.001) remaining significant for subjective rates of traumatic birth experience. Perinatal loss and previous traumatic birth showed moderate but inconsistent effects. Support during labor did not have a buffering effect for participants with past traumatic experiences but showed a universally protective effect against PP-PTSD. Trauma-informed practices and allowing women to have a supportive birth team of choice during childbirth are promising avenues to minimize the incidence of PP-PTSD and improve the childbirth experience for all women. MDPI 2023-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10252538/ /pubmed/37297652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116048 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Suarez, Anna Yakupova, Vera Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support |
title | Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support |
title_full | Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support |
title_fullStr | Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support |
title_full_unstemmed | Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support |
title_short | Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support |
title_sort | past traumatic life events, postpartum ptsd, and the role of labor support |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116048 |
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