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  • Perinatal mental health
  • Psychotraumatology
  • Obstetrics

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  • Childbirth can be traumatic, sometimes leading to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Understanding risk factors for childbirth-related PTSD is essential for maternal well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess risk factors for childbirth-related PTSD.
  • To utilize an etiological model based on the transactional model of stress and coping.

Main Methods:

  • Path analysis was used to test the etiological model.
  • Questionnaires were administered to 505 Dutch women during pregnancy and at 1, 3, and 10 months postpartum.

Main Results:

  • Antenatal depressive symptoms, state anxiety, and perinatal dissociation predicted PTSD symptoms at 3 months postpartum.
  • Antenatal depressive symptoms and perinatal somatoform dissociation predicted PTSD symptoms at 10 months postpartum.

Conclusions:

  • Screening should identify pregnant women with antenatal depression, anxiety, and dissociative tendencies.
  • Healthcare providers should monitor for perinatal dissociation and address negative emotional responses.
  • Providing information on birth procedures and attending to women's needs can help regulate perinatal emotions.