So your birth didn't go according to plan? Don't blame yourself
- Written by Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Western Sydney University
One in four Australian mothers had a negative birth experience.By LittleDogKorat/Shutterstock
While childbirth is often a joyful event, it rarely unfolds exactly how we think it will. This causes disappointment or distress among some women, and leaves a small proportion with a diagnosis of postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PPTSD).
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