international midwives day

1. Psychological Birth
trauma prevention-
Midwives role
POONAM KSHIRSAGAR
1St Yr MSc. Nsg
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MIDWIFE

3. Emergency events in labour
and delivery have been found
to be associated not only with
physical injury, but also
psychological issues including
post-traumatic stress disorder,
symptoms of psychological
trauma, and postpartum
depression.
Maa!!

4. RISK FACTORS

5. Emergency events in labour and delivery:

6. Pre-existing conditions:

7. Advanced maternal age

8. Painful Vaginal Examination

9. Risk factors
● Emergency events in labour and delivery:
vacuum delivery, forceps delivery and
emergency caesarean section have been found
to be associated with post-traumatic stress
disorder.
● Pre-existing conditions: history of sexual
abuse, a previous traumatic birth, and existing
depression.
● Advanced maternal age: emergency labor
interventions

10. POWER
WOMEN'S
EXPERIENCE
ACKNOWLE
DGMENT
TRAUMA’S

11. ● Feeling of Inferior
● Feeling of Disrespect
● Irrelevance to the birthing process
● bullied, betrayed and powerless
● Not included in decision making
● Not explained reasons for procedures/interventions and would
proceed with an intervention or procedure without consent
● Verbal abuse is more painful than physical abuse
● Negative feelings about their childbirth experience
● Negligence
● Prolonged unnecessary waiting
● Healthcare providers only focused on the clinical outcome,
describing that the safe arrival of a healthy baby took center stage
Trauma’s

12. MIDWIVES ROLE

13. Physical and psychological support

14. Nutritional support

15. Consent

16. Mother craft session

17. Companionship

18. Postnatal stress disorder
Difficulty in bonding and lactation failure

19. THANK YOU!!