Midwifery · 2021
The birth trauma psychological therapy service: An audit of outcomes.
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Williamson Emma, Pipeva Anne, Brodrick Ali, Saradjian Adam, Slade Pauline
Аннотация
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate routinely collected service data from a 'Birth Trauma' psychology clinic integrated into maternity services, in order to review effectiveness for women with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following childbirth.
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of PTSD after child-birth has been estimated to be around 3% for women meeting full diagnostic criteria and up to 9% for sub-threshold symptoms. This can occur even in response to deliveries considered to be medically straightforward. NICE guidelines (2018) recommend psychological therapy as a first line treatment for symptoms of PTSD.
METHODS: The sample included 114 women referred post-natally for psychological assessment and intervention following a traumatic birth experience. Measures were routinely administered as part of initial assessment (T1) and at completion of intervention (T2). Data from these measures were collated and analyzed using a series of paired sample t tests. Following assessment 101 women were taken on for psychological intervention and of these, 74 completed both T1 and T2 measures.
RESULTS: There were highly significant reductions across all measures of PTSD, anxiety and negative mood symptoms. The treatment effect sizes were very large. Mean total score on a measure of PTSD symptomatology was no longer clinically significant following interventions.
CONCLUSION: This evaluation suggests an integrated Birth Trauma psychology clinic using a small number of contact sessions is a highly efficient and effective model of care for women experiencing symptoms of PTSD following childbirth.
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of PTSD after child-birth has been estimated to be around 3% for women meeting full diagnostic criteria and up to 9% for sub-threshold symptoms. This can occur even in response to deliveries considered to be medically straightforward. NICE guidelines (2018) recommend psychological therapy as a first line treatment for symptoms of PTSD.
METHODS: The sample included 114 women referred post-natally for psychological assessment and intervention following a traumatic birth experience. Measures were routinely administered as part of initial assessment (T1) and at completion of intervention (T2). Data from these measures were collated and analyzed using a series of paired sample t tests. Following assessment 101 women were taken on for psychological intervention and of these, 74 completed both T1 and T2 measures.
RESULTS: There were highly significant reductions across all measures of PTSD, anxiety and negative mood symptoms. The treatment effect sizes were very large. Mean total score on a measure of PTSD symptomatology was no longer clinically significant following interventions.
CONCLUSION: This evaluation suggests an integrated Birth Trauma psychology clinic using a small number of contact sessions is a highly efficient and effective model of care for women experiencing symptoms of PTSD following childbirth.