Psychological implications of attending a birth review: A pre-post observational study of birth experience and post-traumatic stress symptoms
Midwifery birth reviews using the presented model may improve perceptions of childbirth and reduce traumatic birth perception, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and trauma-related shame. A randomised controlled trial is now required.
Authors
- Alison Brodrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-7704)
- Hannah Twiddy
- Pauline Slade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-2706)
- Lucy Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7805-1112)
- Charlotte Krahé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-1263)
- Emma Williamson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-0303)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102110
- Primary Topic
- Child Therapy and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00