Author:
Milosavljevic Maja,Lecic-Tosevski Dusica,Rakic Snezana,Vranes Tijana
Abstract
Childbirth is considered one of the most important parts of women’s lives filled with happiness and fulfillment. However, some studies have shown that delivery can be associated with psychopathological issues, postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) being the most serious one. Psychological trauma during delivery can be related to specific traumatic events (obstetrical complications) or postpartum PTSD could develop after “clinically normal delivery.” The objective of our study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors for postpartum PTSD. One month after delivery 2.4% of 126 primiparous women developed PTSD and another 9.5% had clinically significant levels of PTSD symptoms. Obstetrical interventions were the only significant risk factor for the development of PTSD. It is important to assess the parturients for this disorder, which can influence the functionality of mother, father, newborn, the whole family, and, finally, the whole society.
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