Episode 8: Birth Trauma Series Part 1: What is Birth Trauma?

Porting life into this world is a task that can not be understood unless you have experienced it. It requires tremendous levels of strength, compassion, tenacity, love, and hope for life. Anyone who has chosen(and this should be a person's choice) this experience immediately signs up to lose a part of themselves in order to gain an extension of their life. This comes with the certainty that this process will be challenging and the possibility that it could be traumatic. Because just like with anything in life, trauma happens.

The Trauma Perspective is a discussion with Dr. Tasha Browning, a licensed mental health counselor, about trauma, mental health, and healing. These talks are about complicated experiences, complex topics, and resources to promote personal healing in your trauma work. 

Resources for Further Investigation: 

• Taghizadeh, Z., Irajpour, A., & Arbabi, M. (2013). Mothers' response to psychological birth trauma: a qualitative study. Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 15(10), e10572. https://doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.10572

• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190424-the-hidden-trauma-of-childbirth

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6193358/

• https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/

• https://www.birthtrauma.org.au/what-is-birth-trauma/

• Zhang, Lanlan et al. (2021) Gender Biases in Estimation of Others’ Pain.

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