Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise

Thomson, Gill; Diop, Magali Quillet; Stuijfzand, Suzannah; Horsch, Antje; Lalor, Joan G.; de Abreu, Wilson; Avignon, Val�rie; Baranowska, Barbara; Dikmen-Yildiz, Pelin; El Hage, Wissam; Fontein-Kuipers, Yvonne; Horsch, Antje; Garthus-Niegel, Susan; Gonzalez Mesa, Ernesto; Hadjigeorgiou, Eleni; Healy, Maria; Inci, Figen; ?sbir, G�zde G�k�e; Jeli?i?, Ljiljana; Karlsd�ttir, Sigfridur Inga; Kontosorou, Georgia; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Leinweber, Julia; Tighe, Sylvia Murphy; Nagle, Ursula; Patterson, Jenny; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Sovilj, Mirjana; Stramrood, Claire; Thomson, Gill; Topalidou, Anastasia; W?grzynowska, Maria; COST After birth Consortium

Abstract

Background: High numbers of women experience a traumatic birth, which can lead to childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) onset, and negative and pervasive impacts for women, infants, and families. Policies, suitable service provision, and training are needed to identify and treat psychological morbidity following a traumatic birth experience, but currently there is little insight into whether and what is provided in different contexts. The aim of this knowledge mapping exercise was to map policy, service and training provision for women following a traumatic birth experience in different European countries. Methods: A survey was distributed as part of the COST Action "Perinatal mental health and birth-related trauma: Maximizing best practice and optimal outcomes". Questions were designed to capture country level data; care provision (i.e., national policies or guidelines for the screening, treatment and/or prevention of a traumatic birth, service provision), and nationally mandated pre-registration and post-registration training for maternity professionals.

Citation

Thomson, G., Diop, M. Q., Stuijfzand, S., Horsch, A., Lalor, J. G., de Abreu, W., …COST After birth Consortium. (2021). Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), Article 1206 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07238-x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 21, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 6, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Deposit Date: Nov 25, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 25, 2021
• Journal: BMC Health Services Research
• Publisher: BMC
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 1206 (2021)
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07238-x
• Keywords: Traumatic birth, Services, Policy, Training, Education, Survey
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2823629