Hope and awareness of birth trauma & perinatal PTSD
This is the third of three blogs looking at what matters in Birth. The previous blog looked at what women voiced about matters to them most when it comes to their birth experience. This blog is some of things that
Read moreWe all know that when it comes to our emotional wellbeing there are many factors that contribute to our feeling healthy. No more so is this true than when it comes to healthy relationships, as they can have a massive
Read moreI lifted my eyes and looked at everyone around the room, some were colleagues, others strangers, some had tears falling from their eyes, others looked shocked and in disbelief, everyone was silent. Someone rushed and embraced me and then a
Read moreThe experience of birth will stay with a woman her whole life time Ask any women her birth story and she will recount it with easy, there is no experience that can compare to bringing a tiny baby into the
Read moreThere’s a well-known saying that ‘words can cut like a knife’. What we say can have a lasting effect on the person at the end of the words we use, our words can be uplighting or encouraging but they can
Read moreWhen people think about post traumatic stress (PTSD) they often think of a soldier, returning from battle traumatised and battered by the ravages of war and the terrible things seen and experienced. However PTSD doesn’t only affect those affected in
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