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dc.contributor.authorGamble, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.contributor.editorDebra Bick
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-31T12:30:24Z
dc.date.available2017-08-31T12:30:24Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-08-25T07:03:38Z
dc.identifier.issn0266-6138
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.midw.2007.04.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/30518
dc.description.abstractObjective to describe the development and application of a brief counselling intervention for women who have experienced a traumatic birth. Intervention the birthing trauma counselling model reflecting women's need to establish a therapeutic connection with a midwife, talk about their birth experience and have their feelings validated. Gaps in understanding of events need explanation and explicit connections made between the event and subsequent emotions and behaviours. Developing a rational understanding of birthing events and how labour may have been managed differently assists women to revise their assumptions about maternity care and gain a sense of control. Fostering social support, reinforcing positive approaches to coping and exploring solutions to restoring self-confidence and reducing anxiety may help re-establish psychological equilibrium. Discussion and conclusion the counselling intervention is consistent with trauma theory and draws on cognitive behavioural therapy principles. Midwives are well placed to provide counselling support to women experiencing birth-related distress. Further testing of the intervention in the clinical setting with a large sample is required.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome21
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoe30
dc.relation.ispartofeditionApril
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMidwifery
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3215
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleA counselling model for postpartum women after distressing birth experiences
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGamble, Jenny A.
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.


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