Although people who meet the formal diagnostic criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to their birth is only about 5%, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more who experience signs of trauma which are distressing and significantly affecting their lives and their transition into parenthood.
If you work with people around the time of birth, you will know that sometimes, births leave people emotionally scarred. Signs of the suffering can include panic attacks, nightmares, flashbacks, anger and irritability, numbness, tearfulness, avoidance of all reminders of the trauma, problems in relationships, feelings of failure and more.
A fear of birth can present itself during pregnancy. A difficult breastfeeding experience may lead to suffering too. Fathers or other people in the birthing room can also be affected.
You are a birth professional already working with parents through the perinatal life stage.
You feel frustrated, sad and powerless in helping those you see are clearly in distressed and struggling to cope after an experience considered traumatic.
You are concerned that your current debrief skills or practice is re-traumatising or ineffective.
You would love to be able to do more to serve parents and to see them begin to thrive as families.
I’m a Midwife, creator of Birthing4Blokes, and author of Men, Love and Birth. With 8 children, 13 grandchildren, and a big family, my passion for people is at the core of all I do.
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I’m a Midwife, creator of Birthing4Blokes, and author of Men, Love and Birth. With 8 children, 13 grandchildren, and a big family, my passion for people is at the core of all I do.
From time to time I have information about my work and developments of the training if you would like to be kept in formed please join our newsletter group. These emails are at the most monthly and I will NEVER sell your details or over send emails. I promise.
