Isobel S, Emerton A, Lim-Gibson S. Birth trauma in a population requiring inpatient mental health care in the postpartum period.
Australas Psychiatry 2024:10398562241246150. [PMID:
38616574 DOI:
10.1177/10398562241246150]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This study explores rates of birth-related symptoms of trauma in a population of parents experiencing severe perinatal mental illness.
METHOD
Birthing-parents admitted to a perinatal inpatient unit completed birth trauma measures on admission which were descriptively analyzed.
RESULTS
The population had higher rates of birth-related potentially traumatic events and trauma-related symptoms than the general population.
CONCLUSIONS
The findings highlight that assessing for and responding to experiences of birth trauma is highly relevant to an inpatient perinatal population.
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