Birth trauma not uncommon: How you — and others — can help

A new Utah report says as many as 44% of women giving birth have a traumatic experience that may stay with them for a long ...
Decluttering Mom on MSN

I had a traumatic birth hemorrhaged twice and now four months postpartum I still feel like I don't recognize myself

Traumatic birth is not just a dramatic phrase; it is the quiet reality for parents who leave the delivery room alive but ...
People

Mom Notices Baby's 'Odd-Shaped Head' After Traumatic Birth. Weeks Later, Her 'Uneasy' Feeling Led to a Scary Discovery (Exclusive)

Kazlyn McMann, a 23-year-old Canada-based mom, opens up about her "terrifying" birth experience Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...
Medscape

Birth Trauma Affects Non-Birthing Parents' Mental Health and Bonding

In this UK sample, non-birthing parents show significant childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) symptoms and increased invasion in the parent-infant relationship after traumatic ...

After a traumatic birth, this rarely discussed caesarean option was healing

A maternal assisted caesarean is a modification to a traditional c-section and can be transformative. So, why aren’t more ...
AOL

Mom Notices Baby's 'Odd-Shaped Head' After Traumatic Birth. Weeks Later, Her 'Uneasy' Feeling Led to a Scary Discovery (Exclusive)

One mom's journey to welcoming her baby taught her a new level of gratefulness. Canada-based mom Kazlyn McMann, 23, tells PEOPLE that she had a "wonderful pregnancy." While it was very different from ...