Postnatal PTSD
Description
The book supports professionals to better understand, recognise, treat and help prevent birth trauma. It covers the impact of postnatal PTSD on bonding and relationships, birth trauma in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, how to support women having another baby and more.
An accessible guide to supporting parents with postnatal PTSD, this book is essential reading for healthcare professionals and those involved with the birthing process.
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Persons
Kim Thomas is the CEO of the Birth Trauma Association. She is a freelance journalist writing on health, education and social care and has written extensively for national newspapers, including the Guardian, the Independent and the Financial Times. Kim has also delivered presentations on birth trauma at conferences and training sessions for midwives and obstetricians. http://kimthomas.co.uk/ Shona McCann is a midwife with 28 years experience and in 2013 the first permanent specialist PMH Midwife in Scotland. Shona has won multiple awards, appeared in publications, television and radio. She developed midwife clinics for women with mental health issues, is the Maternity Lead in the PMH MCN, is the chair of the PMH midwives meeting in Scotland with the MCN , vice chair of the RCM PMH forum and regularly presents at conferences. She has also advised Maternity services across the UK on the development of PMH midwifery provision.
Content
- Cover
- Of related interest
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. What Is PTSD?
- 2. What Is Postnatal PTSD?
- 3. Causes of Postnatal PTSD
- 4. Diagnosing Postnatal PTSD
- 5. How Postnatal PTSD Affects Bonding
- 6. How Postnatal PTSD Affects Relationships
- 7. How Health Professionals Can Support Women
- 8. Physical Trauma
- 9. Treating Postnatal PTSD
- 10. Preventing Postnatal PTSD
- 11. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women and PTSD
- 12. Supporting Women to Have Another Baby
- 13. Addressing Trauma Among Maternity Professionals
- Appendix: City Birth Trauma Scale
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index
