The psychosocial experience of traumatic birth in couples: an interpretative phenomenological study

References

• Alase, A. (2017). The interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA): A guide to a good qualitative research approach. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 5(2), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.5n.2p.9
   Google Scholar
• Alcorn, K. L., O’Donovan, A., Patrick, J. C., Creedy, D., & Devilly, G. J. (2010). A prospective longitudinal study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from childbirth events. Psychological Medicine, 40(11), 1849–1859. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291709992224
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Attard, R., Iles, J., Bristow, F., Satherley, R.-M., & Satherley. (2022). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of couples’ recovery from the psychological symptoms of trauma following traumatic childbirth. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22(1), 798. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05091-2Ayers
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ayers, S., Bond, R., Bertullies, S., & Wijma, K. (2016). The aetiology of post-traumatic stress following childbirth: A meta-analysis and theoretical framework. Psychological Medicine, 46(6), 1121–1134. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291715002706
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beck, C. T. (2004). Birth trauma: In the eye of the beholder. Nursing Research, 53(1), 28–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006199-200401000-00005
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boals, A. (2018). Trauma in the eye of the beholder: Objective and subjective definitions of trauma. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 28(1), 77–89. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000050
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cook, N., Ayers, S., & Horsch, A. (2018). Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder during the perinatal period and child outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 225, 18–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.07.045
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Delicate, A., Ayers, S., Easter, A., & McMullen, S. (2018). The impact of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress on a couple’s relationship: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 36(1), 102–115. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1397270
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ehlers, A., & Clark, D. M. (2000). A cognitive model of posttraumatic stress disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 38(4), 319–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(99)00123-0
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Etheridge, J., & Slade, P. (2017). “Nothing’s actually happened to me.”: The experiences of men who found childbirth traumatic. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1259-y
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Fenech, G., & Thomson, G. (2014). Tormented by ghosts from their past’: A meta-synthesis to explore the psychosocial implications of a traumatic birth on maternal well-being. Midwifery, 30(2), 185–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.004
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Greenfield, M., Jomeen, J., & Glover, L. (2016). What is traumatic birth? A concept analysis and literature review. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(4), 254–267. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.4.254
   Google Scholar
• Gürber, S., Baumeler, L., Grob, A., Surbek, D., & Stadlmayr, W. (2017). Antenatal depressive symptoms and subjective birth experience in association with postpartum depressive symptoms and acute stress reaction in women and men: A longitudinal path analysis. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, 215, 68–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.05.021
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harris, R., & Ayers, S. (2012). What makes labour and birth traumatic? A survey of intrapartum ‘hotspots’. Psychology & Health, 27(10), 1166–1177. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2011.649755
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Iles, J., Slade, P., & Spiby, H. (2011). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and postpartum depression in couples after childbirth: The role of partner support and attachment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25(4), 520–530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.12.006
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Inglis, C., Sharman, R., & Reed, R. (2016). Paternal mental health following perceived traumatic childbirth. Midwifery, 41, 125–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.08.008
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ketley, R., Darwin, Z., Masterson, C., & McGowan, L. (2022). Women’s experience of post-traumatic growth following a traumatic birth: An interpretive phenomenological analysis. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 1–12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2022.2070608
   Google Scholar
• Lemola, S., Stadlmayr, W., & Grob, A. (2007). Maternal adjustment five months after birth: The impact of the subjective experience of childbirth and emotional support from the partner. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 25(3), 190–202. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830701467231
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marshall, E. M., & Kuijer, R. G. (2017). Weathering the storm? The impact of trauma on romantic relationships. Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 54–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.04.013
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McKenzieMcHarg, K., Ayers, S., Ford, E., Horsch, A., Jomeen, J., Sawyer, A., Stramrood, C., Thomson, G., & Slade, P. (2015). Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth: An update of current issues and recommendations for future research. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 33(3), 219–237. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1031646
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nicholls, K., & Ayers, S. (2007). Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder in couples: A qualitative study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 12(4), 491–509. https://doi.org/10.1348/135910706X120627
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reed, R., Sharman, R., & Inglis, C. (2017). Women’s descriptions of childbirth trauma relating to care provider actions and interactions. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1197-0
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smith, J. (2015). Qualitative Psychology (3rd ed.). SAGE Publishing.
   Google Scholar
• Stuijfzand, S., Garthus-Niegel, S., & Horsch, A. (2020). Parental birth-related PTSD symptoms and bonding in the early postpartum period: A prospective population-based cohort study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 570727. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.570727
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sutherland, S., Nestor, B., Pine, A., & Garber, J. (2022). Characteristics of maternal depression and children’s functioning: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(5), 671–680. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000940
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sweeney, S., & MacBeth, A. (2016). The effects of paternal depression on child and adolescent outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 205, 44–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.073
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vossbeck Elsebusch, A. N., Freisfeld, C., & Ehring, T. (2014). Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-14-200
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Yildiz, P. D., Ayers, S., & Phillips, L. (2017). The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy and after birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, 634–645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar