Psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: risk factors and associations with birth outcomes in the Drakenstein Child Health Study

Psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: risk factors and associations with birth outcomes in the Drakenstein Child Health Study

Background: Prenatal and peripartum trauma may be associated with poor maternal–fetal outcomes. However, relatively few data on these associations exist from low-middle income countries, and populations in transition. Objective: We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for maternal trauma and...

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Main Authors: Nastassja Koen, Kirsty Brittain, Kirsten A. Donald, Whitney Barnett, Sheri Koopowitz, Karen Maré, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-02-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
Trauma
PTSD
pregnancy
intergenerational
birth cohort
birth outcomes
South Africa
Online Access:http://www.ejpt.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/28720/pdf_133

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