In this conversation, Katie, Au, M.D. and Katherine Jorda, M.D., directors of the Perinatal Trauma Clinic at Oregon Health & Science University, explore how trauma can emerge during pregnancy, labor ...

When preparing to welcome your new baby into the world, you may have thought of everything. You probably decorated their nursery and lovingly prepared adorable outfits for photos. However, have you ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Birth trauma is surprisingly common but too often overlooked in maternity care. A just-released report by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and the Utah Department of Health and ...

What is birth trauma? International studies suggest at least one in three women have experienced birth trauma, defined by the inquiry as “inappropriate, disrespectful or abusive treatment before, ...

Every pregnant woman wants to deliver a healthy baby. During labour and birth, women also want to feel listened to and respected, and to come out of the experience physically and emotionally well. But ...

Birth Trauma definitions include “a negative and disempowering physiological & emotional response to a birth” or “when an individual (mother, father, or other witness) believes the mother’s or her ...

In this UK sample, non-birthing parents show significant childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) symptoms and increased invasion in the parent-infant relationship after traumatic ...

Traumatic birth is not just a dramatic phrase; it is the quiet reality for parents who leave the delivery room alive but profoundly altered. When a person hemorrhages twice bringing a baby into the ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — According to the Mental Health Coalition, having trauma can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as other mental and medical conditions. Eric Phelps, a trauma therapist ...