Midwifery-led brief counseling on the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage: quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum hemorrhage is a preventable cause of maternal mortality all over the world and a significant contributor to post-traumatic stress among women.

Methods

This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2023 on 60 primiparous women with postpartum hemorrhage in Zahedan, Iran. The participants were identified and randomly assigned to two groups. The intervention group received face-to-face individual counseling based on Gamble's counseling model, conducted by a midwife. The counseling lasted from 40 to 60 min and took place over two sessions; one within the first 48 to 72 h in the ward, and a follow-up telephone session two weeks postpartum. Assessments were made using the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) and the Perinatal Pos

SUBMITTER: Sajedi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11545469 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature