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Examining the connection between perceived stress and post-traumatic stress in women who experienced a traumatic childbirth

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Rosa
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorPrata, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorRiklikiene, Olga
dc.contributor.authorJarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, Gabija
dc.contributor.authorMesa, Ernesto González
dc.contributor.authorİsbir, Gözde Gökçe
dc.contributor.authorİnci, Figen
dc.contributor.authorKömürcü-Akik, Burcu
dc.contributor.authorUriko, Kristiina
dc.contributor.authorGoverno, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorThomson, Gill
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T13:14:16Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T13:14:16Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-06
dc.description.abstractAim: This study aimed to: (1) explore post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in relation to sociodemographic, obstetric, and childbirth trauma factors; (2) assess the association between perceived stress levels and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms; and (3) analyze how the duration of perceived stress affects post-traumatic stress disorder. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected via an online survey, including demographic and obstetric information, traumatic childbirth events, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and perceived stress levels and duration in the postpartum period. The study was conducted with 202 women who self-identified as having experienced a traumatic childbirth. Results: Post-traumatic stress disorder scores did not differ significantly by most sociodemographic or obstetric factors, but cesarean delivery was linked to higher post-traumatic stress disorder scores compared to vaginal delivery with forceps or vacuum extraction, mediated by increased perceived stress. Perceived stress levels showed a significant positive association with all post-traumatic stress disorder dimensions. Stress duration significantly was related to total post-traumatic stress disorder scores, with longer stress being associated with greater severity of symptoms. Conclusion: Cesarean delivery and prolonged, elevated stress during childbirth are key risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, highlighting the need for targeted postpartum mental health interventions.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT
dc.identifier.citationBrandão, S., Silva, R., Abreu, W., Prata, A. P., Brandão, T., Riklikiene, O., Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, G., Mesa, E. G., İsbir, G. G., İnci, F., Kömürcü-Akik, B., Uriko, K., Governo, T., & Thomson, G. (2025). Examining the connection between perceived stress and post-traumatic stress in women who experienced a traumatic childbirth. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 16(1), 2085–2093. https://doi.org/10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0001
dc.identifier.doi10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0001
dc.identifier.issn2336-3517
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/13538
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherUniversity of Ostrava
dc.relationUIDB/4255/2020
dc.relationUIDP/4255/2020
dc.relation.ispartofCentral European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.titleExamining the connection between perceived stress and post-traumatic stress in women who experienced a traumatic childbirth
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage2093
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage2085
oaire.citation.titleCentral European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
oaire.citation.volume16
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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