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Associated factors for birth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms using a birth-specific measurement: a cross-sectional study.
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SUBMITTER: Sten G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Associated factors for birth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms using a birth-specific measurement: a cross-sectional study.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20251125 1
BACKGROUND: One third of all childbirths are experienced as traumatic, which is a risk for developing birth-related PTSD (BR-PTSD). Understanding factors that increase the level of BR-PTSD symptoms (BR-PTSS) is crucial for the development of adequate preventive strategies. Most previous research has utilised general PTSD measurements, which negatively impacts its validity. This study therefore aimed to assess associated factors for BR-PTSS using a birth-specific instrument. METHODS: In this cros ...[more]