Factors Contributing To Women’s Psychological Birthing Trauma: Victorian Midwives’ Perspectives Bernadette Pulis (she/her) - Clinical Midwifery Educator, Peninsula Health, Victoria Social @bernadette_pulis Dr Carolyn Hastie (she/her) - Midwifery Lecturer, Griffith...
Birth Trauma Debriefing: A Specialist Midwife’s Perspective
Birth Trauma Debriefing: A Specialist Midwife’s Perspective Pia Caprioli (she/her) – Midwife, NHS Lothian Homebirth Team Instagram @pi_el_ca Lesley Mills (she/her) – Student Midwife, Kingston University SPECIAL GUEST Illiyin Morrison – Birth Trauma Specialist Midwife Instagram @mixing.up.motherhood Published in The Student Midwife Volume 6 Issue 3 July 2023, Pages 22-26 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/PACY9882 Summary In the […]
Recognising Childbirth Related PTSD and its Impact on the Early Mother-Infant Relationship
Recognising Childbirth Related PTSD and its Impact on the Early Mother-Infant Relationship Alysha-leigh Fameli (she/her) – PhD student/Registered Psychologist University of Sydney Twitter @AlyshaFameli Rebecca Coddington (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney Twitter @Bec_Coddington Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 04 March 2023, Pages 08-12 […]
Home as a Place of Birth Option Following Confirmation of Intrauterine Fetal Death
Home as a Place of Birth Option Following Confirmation of Intrauterine Fetal Death Samuel Todd – Registered midwife, Birmingham City University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 10 November 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/NNHT4081 Summary This article looks at the importance of addressing the psychological issues as well as the physical condition of women who have experienced the […]
Surviving Maternity – From Trauma to Around the Table
Surviving Maternity – From Trauma to Around the Table Dr Kathryn Gutteridge – President of the Royal College of Midwives Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 3 March 2020 In this article, Dr Kathryn Gutteridge provides valuable insights regarding restorative debriefing following serious adverse incidents. Crucially, this involved all members of staff that […]
Traumatic distress in midwifery: a preventable occupational hazard?
Traumatic distress in midwifery: a preventable occupational hazard? Gill Moncrieff – Midwife and midwifery research student It is increasingly recognised that midwives are suffering stress, depression, anxiety, burnout, and sometimes even posttraumatic stress disorder due to the nature of their work. This reduces their capacity to empathise with women, leaves them carrying a significant psychological […]
Reducing traumatic birth experiences; immersive education for midwives – ‘bringing research to life’
Reducing traumatic birth experiences; ‘immersive education for midwives – ‘bringing research to life’ Stephanie Heys, RN, RM, BSc (Hons) PgCert, AFHEA. Lecturer and researcher in midwifery, The University of Manchester. NIHR Doctoral Fellow. Supervisors; Associate...
Passage from Birth Trauma by Mila Oshin
Passage from Birth Trauma by Mila Oshin Two months ago I was diagnosed with PTSD as a result of circumstances surrounding the birth of my first child, eight years ago. Surprisingly, perhaps, the past eight years have been some of my most creative and productive. I...
My Story Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
My Story Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Michala Marling – Oxford based Midwife, Hypnobirthing Teacher and Campaigner for Continuity of Carer Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 1 January 2018 https://doi.org/10.55975/CGJN5536 Summary My story of post traumatic stress triggered after a difficult day on placement, the subsequent difficulty of accessing the right help and diagnosis […]