Post-traumatic stress disorder in parturients delivering by caesarean section and the implication of anaesthesia: a prospective cohort study.

Ursula LopezM MeyerV LouresI Iselin-ChavesM EpineyC KernG Haller

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2017)

This is the first study to show in parturients having a C-section that an anaesthesia complication is an independent risk factor for postpartum PTSD and PTSD profile development, in addition to known perinatal and maternal risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
pregnant women
birth weight
body mass index