Post-traumatic stress disorder related to birth: a prospective longitudinal study in a French population

The objective of the current study is to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following birth in a French sample, as well as to examine predictive variables. This study collected data from women at four different times: 48 h, 1 month, 4 months and 9 months post-partum. P...

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Published in:Journal of reproductive and infant psychology 2011-04, Vol.29 (2), p.125-135
Main Authors: Denis, Anne, Parant, Olivier, Callahan, Stacey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
childbirth
Childbirth & labor
Humanities and Social Sciences
labour
longitudinal
Medical sciences
Mental depression
mother/s
Post traumatic stress disorder
postnatal depression
Postpartum period
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Studies
Womens health
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Summary:The objective of the current study is to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following birth in a French sample, as well as to examine predictive variables. This study collected data from women at four different times: 48 h, 1 month, 4 months and 9 months post-partum. PTSD symptoms were measured using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R). Predictive variables were examined with four questionnaires: the Labor Agentry Scale (LAS), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and a researcher-designed personal information form. PTSD rates varied from 5% (1 month post-partum) to 2.9% (9 months post-partum). Primiparity, birth preparation classes, transfer to a tertiary care centre, perception of external control, feeling of pain during birth and depressive symptoms were significant predictors of the global IES-R score. Results provide a basis for considering changes in healthcare delivery and prevention programs within the French perinatal healthcare system.
ISSN:0264-6838
1469-672X
DOI:10.1080/02646838.2010.513048