Risk factors for developing posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth.

Authors :: Chan SJ
Ein-Dor T
Mayopoulos PA
Mesa MM
Sunda RM
McCarthy BF
Kaimal AJ
Dekel S
Source :: Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2020 Aug; Vol. 290, pp. 113090. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 22.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Women can develop childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) in at-term delivery with healthy baby outcome as well as following pre-term delivery and neonatal complications, a potential added stressor. No study compares risk factors of CB-PTSD associated with different infant outcomes. We investigated CB-PTSD risk factors by comparing women with or without neonatal complications. Analysis reveals the importance of antepartum and birth-related risk factors in CB-PTSD above and beyond child outcomes, suggesting childbirth is an independent stressor capable of evoking CB-PTSD.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest No financial or personal relationship to disclose. All authors declare no conflict of interest that can influence the study and reported results.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)