PTSD: Birth Trauma
Everyone experiences birth in different ways. Even when facing similar birthing experiences, the take aways are as varied as the people experiencing them. For some people the things they faced during the birth process stay with them playing repeat in their mind, making things that used to feel comfortable uncomfortable, causing difficulty with bonding or other relationships. When the birth experience has lasting effects that impact your life in a negative way you may be experiencing birth trauma.
FAQs
What is birth trauma?
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When the birthing experience continues to impact your life, relationships, bonding, emotions, and or thoughts to the point of causing distress. Birthing trauma can happen with or without birthing injury or physical trauma. Not everyone with physical trauma will develop birth trauma. Many people without physical injury develop birth trauma. Giving birth is no easy process and if your experience continues to impact your life it might be helpful to find someone you can begin to talk to about your experience.
How common is it?
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Birth trauma effects 1 in every 3 women following birth.
Birth trauma can affect partners too. Non-gestational parents may experience birth trauma from witnessing people they love go through something so hard.
How does birth trauma differ from postpartum depression?
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Birth trauma can lead to postpartum PTSD, postpartum depression, and or postpartum anxiety. Not everyone who experiences birth trauma will experience postpartum PTSD, postpartum depression, or postpartum anxiety.
Postpartum depression can occur with or without birth trauma.
How to seek help?
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