Birth trauma in a population requiring inpatient mental health care in the postpartum period.
Australas Psychiatry
; 32(4): 301-304, 2024 Aug.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38616574
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.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Postpartum Period
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Inpatients
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Australas Psychiatry
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article