Childbirth and the Development of Acute Trauma Symptoms: Incidence and Contributing Factors

Birth - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 104-111 - 2000
Debra Creedy1,2, Ian M. Shochet1,2, Jan Horsfall1,2
1Debra Creedy is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and Health, and Ian Shochet is Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland
2Jan Horsfall is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Background: Little is known about the relationship between women's birthing experiences and the development of trauma symptoms. This study aimed to determine the incidence of acute trauma symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder in women as a result of their labor and birth experiences, and to identify factors that contributed to the women's psychological distress. Method: Using a prospective, longitudinal design, women in their last trimester of pregnancy were recruited from four public hospital antenatal clinics. Telephone interviews with 499 participants were conducted at 4 to 6 weeks postpartum to explore the medical and midwifery management of the birth, perceptions of intrapartum care, and the presence of trauma symptoms. Results: One in three women (33%) identified a traumatic birthing event and reported the presence of at least three trauma symptoms. Twenty‐eight women (5.6%) met DSM‐IV criteria for acute posttraumatic stress disorder. Antenatal variables did not contribute to the development of acute or chronic trauma symptoms. The level of obstetric intervention experienced during childbirth (β= 0.351, p < 0.0001)and the perception of inadequate intrapartum care (β= 0.319, p < 0.0001) during labor were consistently associated with the development of acute trauma symptoms.Conclusions:Posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth is a poorly recognized phenomenon. Women who experienced both a high level of obstetric intervention and dissatisfaction with their intrapartum care were more likely to develop trauma symptoms than women who received a high level of obstetric intervention or women who perceived their care to be inadequate. These findings should prompt a serious review of intrusive obstetric intervention during labor and delivery, and the care provided to birthing women.

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Birth

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