Preventing risk for posttraumatic stress following childbirth: Visual biofeedback during childbirth increases maternal connectedness to her newborn thereby preventing risk for posttraumatic stress following childbirth.

Yael SchlesingerDaniel HamielSofie RousseauSharon PerlmanYinon GilboaReuven AchironTahl I Frenkel

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)

These results suggest that the visual biofeedback intervention during childbirth may decrease risk for PTS-FC. Importantly, findings suggest the preventive potential of fostering feelings of maternal connectedness toward her newborn to reduce symptoms of PTS-FC. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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