A qualitative description of birth trauma experiences from Ireland's first psychological birth trauma clinic.

IF 2.3 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Frontiers in global women's health Pub Date : 2025-06-24 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fgwh.2025.1584070
Anisha Bhagawan, Daria Prets, Ursula Nagle, Jillian Doyle, Richard M Duffy
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Abstract

Objective: Giving birth is a significant, life-transforming event that leaves lifelong memories. Although it is commonly seen as a beautiful and empowering experience, it can nevertheless also be traumatic and cause long-term psychological problems. Birth trauma, which arises from experiences during labour and birth, is gaining wider attention as a potential clinical issue. Our study aimed to categorize and describe qualitative data from women seeking assistance at a psychological birth trauma clinic.

Methods: The study focused on analysing qualitative data from a psychological birth trauma clinic to understand women's perspectives and experiences. Thematic analysis was used for its flexibility and reliability. Out of 121 cases, 43 were excluded, resulting in 78 women included in the study.

Results: This study identified three main themes: personal failure, failure of others, and threat to life; along with several sub-themes. These themes and sub-themes reflected the perspectives and experiences of the women in the study regarding their birth trauma experiences.

Conclusion: This study emphasises the need for proactive measures to address childbirth trauma effectively, and advocates for Trauma Informed Care which promotes woman-centred practises to improve quality of care and health service delivery.

从爱尔兰的第一个心理分娩创伤诊所分娩创伤经验的定性描述。
目的:生孩子是一件重要的、改变人生的事件,会留下一生的记忆。虽然它通常被视为一种美丽而充满力量的经历,但它也可能是创伤性的,并导致长期的心理问题。分娩创伤是由分娩和分娩期间的经历引起的,作为一个潜在的临床问题正得到越来越广泛的关注。我们的研究旨在分类和描述在心理分娩创伤诊所寻求帮助的妇女的定性数据。方法:通过对某心理分娩创伤门诊的定性数据进行分析,了解产妇的观点和经历。采用专题分析,提高了分析的灵活性和可靠性。在121例病例中,有43例被排除在外,总共78名女性被纳入研究。结果:本研究确定了三个主要主题:个人失败、他人失败和对生命的威胁;还有几个子主题。这些主题和副主题反映了研究中妇女关于分娩创伤经历的观点和经历。结论:本研究强调需要采取积极措施有效地解决分娩创伤,并倡导创伤知情护理,促进以妇女为中心的做法,以提高护理质量和卫生服务的提供。
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