“I wasn’t meant to give birth that early”: Posttraumatic stress and preterm birth
By Dr Alexandra Sawyer, University of Sussex The preterm birth rate for live births ranges from about 5% to 10% in… read more
What about the Dads………
By Ylva Parfitt, PhD student, University of Sussex It is now well established that some mothers suffer from posttraumatic stress… read more
“I’m much stronger than I thought” – Posttraumatic growth following childbirth
by Alexandra Sawyer, Research Fellow, University of Sussex There are many examples in religion, philosophy, and literature of individuals who… read more
Perinatal PTSD on the internet
By Donna Moore, PhD student, Centre for Maternal and Child Health, City University London If you enter the search term “PTSD… read more
Treatment of PTSD following childbirth: the importance of context
By Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Clinical Psychologist and founding member I work as a clinical psychologist and manage a perinatal psychology service… read more
Conferences and perinatal PTSD research
The recent ISPOG conference had a lot of research on perinatal PTSD, anxiety, and fear of childbirth, which made it a really… read more
All change… what does DSM-5 mean for perinatal PTSD?
By Susan Ayers, Centre for Maternal and Child Health, City University London In May this year the American Psychiatric Association… read more