title: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Following Childbirth: Prevalence and Contributing Factors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Childbirth might be a traumatic event for some women.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted with the objective of investigating the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following childbirth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was designed using a descriptive correlation scheme. The participants were selected from the women referred to the healthcare centers affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. Personal interviews were conducted with 600 women who were 6-8 weeks postpartum and had been undergone to this center for postpartum and child care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and three (17. 2%) women had symptoms of PTSD following childbirth based on the PTSD Symptom Scale (PSS). The results of logistic regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between maternal occupation (P = 0.01), depression level (P < 0.001) and anxiety level (P < 0.001) with PTSD following childbirth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PTSD from childbirth occurs in some women. Early identification of risk factors should lead to early therapeutic intervention in the mothers at risk of PTSD.
authors: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors: Zainab
authors: Z
authors: Shaban
authors: Mahrokh
authors: M
authors: Dolatian
authors: Jamal
authors: J
authors: Shams
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Alavi-Majd
authors: Zohreh
authors: Z
authors: Mahmoodi
authors: Homeira
authors: H
authors: Sajjadi
keywords: Natural Childbirth; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Incidence
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