Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder: definition, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
University of Lausanne · Norwegian Institute of Public Health · +7 more institutions
Abstract
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 affected by childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder worldwide each year. There is mounting evidence to indicate that parents who develop childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder do so as a direct consequence of a traumatic childbirth experience. High-risk groups, such as those who experience preterm birth, stillbirth, or preeclampsia, have higher prevalence rates. The main risks include antenatal factors (eg, depression in pregnancy, fear of childbirth, poor health or complications in pregnancy, history of…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 97.82
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 99
Authors
7- AHAntje HorschCorresponding
University of Lausanne
- SGSusan Garthus‐Niegel
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University, Technische Universität Dresden
- SASusan Ayers
City, University of London
- PSPrabha S. Chandra
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
- KHKatharina Hartmann
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Childbirth
- Posttraumatic stress
- Pathophysiology
- Pregnancy
- Obstetrics
- Psychiatry
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being