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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"birth trauma"”.
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Birth Trauma: A mixed-methods investigation
… one-third of women appraise their childbirth experience as traumatic and many women experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result. Whilst earlier work concentrated on prevalence and risk factors of clinically significant trauma, recent research focuses on the …
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Investigating the psychological factors underlying tokophobia in women following birth trauma, and the need for psychological counselling of women who fear and avoid childbirth
… who indicated that they fear and avoid childbirth despite wanting a baby, volunteered and participated in a semi-structured interview. Six of these interviews were transcribed and analysed using the guidelines provided by Smith, Jarman & Osbourn (1999), from which tables of individual themes …
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Childbirth as trauma : the impact of witnessing a traumatic childbirth on fathers and father-infant bonding
Fathers’ childbirth experiences have long been neglected, although growing evidence has shown that traumatic childbirth experiences can significantly affect paternal well-being. This study aimed to examine the relationship between birth trauma perception and PTSD symptoms, and whether such symptoms …
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The relationship between social support and Posttraumatic Growth in mothers following childbirth.
Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) refers to positive changes that occur in an individual’s life following a traumatic experience, sometimes alongside distress and symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); this growth can occur on dimensions of Personal strength, New possibilities, Appreciation of …
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An unconscious alchemy of the womb: How (Muslim) women’s experiences and feelings regarding menstruation and birth affect their attachment relationship with their child.
… experiences and feelings of menstruation and birth and how they perceive this affects their attachment to their child. The objectives of which included giving a voice to Muslim women, providing a space where taboo issues could be discussed and discourse could be facilitated. This thesis …
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An IPA investigation into the experience of a hypnobirthing birth
Background: Pregnancy and birth pose significant emotional and physical challenges to birthing people. The prevalence of psychological trauma due to birth has been reported to occur in 7% of the birthing population, with up to 48% of those who have birthed reportedly finding birth as traumatic. The …
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Lifestyle behaviours and beliefs of pregnant women with gestational diabetes: a longitudinal follow-up study
… babies, preeclampsia or birth trauma, as well as increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) later in life. Lifestyle management through a healthy diet and physical activity both during and after a GDM pregnancy is the first line treatment option in GDM management …
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Comparability of an innovative Doppler ultrasound fetal heart rate monitor to a pinard fetal stethoscope using cardiotocography as a standard to assess the fetal heart rate in singleton pregnancies during labour at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
… 2005). In South Africa, ‘intrapartum hypoxia and birth trauma’ are among the top three causes of perinatal deaths. Severe intrapartum hypoxia is often preventable with appropriate maternal and fetal monitoring in labour. However, this remains a challenge in under-resourced settings, due to …
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Effects of female genital mutilation on childbirth
… effects of the practice on the process of childbirth. By highlighting the effects of FGM on the process of childbirth, the objective was to encourage policy makers, in co-operation with many relevant organisations, to work together to eradicate the procedure. <br/><br/>This original study …
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'Sie rief mich aus der Nacht': The Birth Complex in Nietzsche and Wagner
This thesis addresses the role of the birth complex in Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy and in Richard Wagner’s operas. I see the birth complex as characterised by a dialectical relation between flesh and light, which is itself polarised by the tension between desire and anxiety. A structural …
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Using trauma as a lens to explore the experience of mothering a very premature infant in the first year after hospital discharge
… aim of this research is to understand how the trauma of a very premature birth affects the experience of mothering these infants in the first year after hospital discharge. A purposive sample was collected, comprising 8 mothers who had given birth between 28 and 32 weeks’ gestation within the …