Birth trauma can affect emotional recovery long after delivery ends. Feeling disconnected after childbirth is often a trauma ...

At 26 weeks pregnant in 2022, Azhia Kirk was rushed into an emergency delivery where everything happened in an instant — ...

It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Here’s everything you should know to protect yourself and those you love. When Tisheila Justice was pregnant with her twins 11 years ago, an idyllic birth plan that ...

Birth trauma is an umbrella term referring to any physical or emotional distress experienced during or after childbirth. It can range from mild to severe and affect both the birthing parent and infant ...

An emerging line of research on birth trauma can help us to understand just how common this experience is and how to cope with this experience. There should be room to express both gratitude about the ...

When preparing to welcome your new baby into the world, you may have thought of everything. You probably decorated their nursery and lovingly prepared adorable outfits for photos. However, have you ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Birth trauma is surprisingly common but too often overlooked in maternity care. A just-released report by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and the Utah Department of Health and ...

Giving birth can be a moment of intense joy. But for some mothers, the experience of childbirth can be distressing and can bring lasting trauma. Birth trauma can result from both physical ...

The birth of a child is usually cause for celebration, but the recent UK birth trauma inquiry report, led by Theo Clarke MP, showed how often it can involve complications that lead to injury or death.