A phenomenological exploration of parenting after birth trauma: Mothers perceptions of the first year.

CONCLUSIONS: Women who have suffered birth trauma may be at risk of increased fear and anxiety around their child's health and their parenting abilities. Some women may experience this as feeling a lower emotional attachment to their infant. Women who experience birth trauma should be offered support during early parenting. Mother-Infant relationships often improve after the first year. PMID: 32303461 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32303461?dopt=Abstract

Source: Women Birth - April 13, 2020 Category: Midwifery Authors: Molloy E, Biggerstaff DL, Sidebotham P Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research