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标题：The Involvement of Past Traumatic Life Events in the Development of Postpartum PTSD after Cesarean Delivery
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作者：Eirini Orovou ; Maria Dagla ; Panagiotis Eskitzis 等
期刊名称：Healthcare
电子版ISSN：2227-9032
出版年度：2022
卷号：10
期号：9
DOI：10.3390/healthcare10091761
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Background: Although childbirth is considered a natural process, a high percentage of postpartum women consider it traumatic. Any previous traumatic event in a woman’s life can be revived through a traumatic birth experience, especially after a complicated vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between previous traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in postpartum women after cesarean section and which specific events exerted the greatest influence. Methods: A sample of 469 women who had undergone cesarean sections at a Greek university hospital consented to participate in this prospective study. Data from a medical/demographic questionnaire, life events checklist, perinatal stressor criterion A, and posttraumatic stress checklist were used to evaluate past traumatic life events and diagnose postpartum posttraumatic stress. Results: Out of 469 women, 25.97% had PTSD and 11.5% a PTSD profile, while 2.7% had PTSD and 2.7% a PTSD profile. Also, it appeared that only specific direct exposure to a traumatic event and/or witnessing one were predictors of postpartum PTSD. Conclusions: This survey identified specific traumatic life events, psychiatric history, stressor perinatal criterion A, preterm birth, and emergency cesarean section as risk factors for the development of PTSD or a PTSD profile in women after cesarean delivery.
关键词：enpostpartum PTSDPTSD profilecesarean sectioncesarean deliverytraumatic life eventsbirth trauma