Maternal childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms, bonding, and infant development: a prospective study.
Sella DevitaCamille DeforgesMyriam Bickle-GrazJean-François TolsaVania SandozAntje HorschPublished in: Journal of reproductive and infant psychology (2023)
Results suggest that CB-PTSS were associated with mother-infant bonding difficulties, while CB-PTSS were not significantly associated with infant development. Additional studies are needed to increase our understanding of the intergenerational consequences of perinatal trauma.