Assessment of birth trauma
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00843989%3A_____%2F25%3AE0111706" target="_blank" >RIV/00843989:_____/25:E0111706 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61988987:17110/25:A2603ADM
Result on the web
<a href="https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/artkey/knt-202501-0003_assessment-of-birth-trauma.php" target="_blank" >https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/artkey/knt-202501-0003_assessment-of-birth-trauma.php</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2025.011" target="_blank" >10.32725/kont.2025.011</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Assessment of birth trauma
Original language description
Aim: The study aimed to assess the prevalence of birth trauma in postpartum women and to identify factors that may influence the development of birth trauma. Methods: The sample consisted of 238 women at 6-12 weeks postpartum. Data were collected using the City Birth Trauma Scale (CityBiTS), a standardized tool that identifies a woman's potentially traumatic experiences during or after her last childbirth. The questionnaire was supplemented with sociodemographic data. Results: Nearly 11% of participants experienced some form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth. The most intense symptoms were those belonging to the hyperarousal subscale, especially feelings of nervousness, tension, irritability, and aggression. Statistically significant differences in the prevalence of birth trauma were found with regard to the presence of a birth support person (p = 0.044) and week of gestation at the time of delivery (p = 0.001). Differences related to participants' age, education, and type of delivery were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that participants only experienced birth trauma symptoms to a small extent. The CityBiTS is a useful tool for measuring postpartum trauma. Women identified as having some form of PTSD should be referred for further psychological testing and psychological care.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30307 - Nursing
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Kontakt
ISSN
1212-4117
e-ISSN
1804-7122
Volume of the periodical
27
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
9-14
UT code for WoS article
001460453600003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105000171435