Provider Resources

WHERE CAN YOU LEARN MORE?

Some helpful resources for physicians have been compiled below:

1. Dekel S, Stuebe C, Dishy G.  Childbirth Induced Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Risk Factors. Frontiers in Psychology | www.frontiersin.org.  2017;  Volume 8  Article 560. 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00560.
2. Nerum H, Halvorsen L, et al. Different labour outcomes in primiparous women that have been subjected to childhood sexual abuse or rape in adulthood: a case-control study in a clinical cohort. BJOG. 2013 Mar;120(4): 487-495. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12053.
3. Seng JS, Sperlich M, Low LK, Ronis DL, Muzik M, Liberzon I. Childhood abuse history, posttraumatic stress disorder, postpartum mental health and bonding: A prospective cohort study. Journal of midwifery & women’s health. 2013;58(1):57-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00237.x.
4. Simpkin Penny, Klaus Phyllis.  When Survivors give Birth. Copyright May 2015.  Classic Day Publishing.
5. Vogel TM, Homitzky S. Antepartum and intrapartum risk factors and the impact of PTSD on mother and child. BJA Education, 20(3): 89e95 (2020). doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2019.11.005.

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