Making the invisible visible: Exploring women’s and maternity care providers’ views on an antenatal screening tool to identify women with previous traumatic birth experience and or a current fear of birth in a subsequent pregnancy
Women found the screening tool acceptable and valued acknowledgment of their experiences and current feelings, which made the invisible visible. Clinicians confirmed the SPST's acceptability and feasibility in antenatal settings.
Authors
- Catina Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-4553)
- Deborah Pidd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9925-0728)
- Christine East (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-3691)
- Michelle Newton
Institutions
- La Trobe University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Midwifery
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2026.104710
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00