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This pilot study investigated the feasibility of postpartum Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for improving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and its association with work absence, relationship difficulties, and…

BackgroundUp to 43% of women perceive giving birth as traumatic which may result in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or related symptoms. Negative and traumatic childbirth experiences can also lead to fear of childbirth,…

Reproductive trauma includes infertility, miscarriage, perinatal loss, complicated birth, and postpartum reactions. These adverse reproductive events engender loss, disrupting every aspect of clients' lives. This workshop introduces attendees to the…

Un vécu traumatique de l’accouchement et ses conséquences représentent un problème majeur souvent sous-estimé pour la santé de la femme (Ayers, 2004). Certaines femmes peuvent développer après leur accouchement un état de stress post-traumatique…

Research by doctoral candidate Claire Stramrood and her colleagues of the Netherlands was published in the March, 2012 edition of Birth, The Patient Observer: Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress…

There is a lack of specific empirical research to support the safety or lack of safety about incorporating EMDR into a trauma treatment plan for a pregnant woman. However, there are many experienced trauma clinicians who work weekly in their…

Background: Approximately 3% of women develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after giving birth, and 7.5% of pregnant women show a pathological fear of childbirth (FoC). FoC or childbirth-related PTSD during (a subsequent) pregnancy can lead to…

Background:  No standard intervention with proved effectiveness is available for women with posttraumatic stress following childbirth because of insufficient research. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the possibility of using eye-movement…