Trauma Informed Care in the Perinatal Period

by Julia Seng and Julie Taylor

Pregnancy is a crucial point of intersection between generations. During pregnancy, women with a childhood maltreatment history have a 12-fold increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although awareness of the need for trauma-informed care and trauma-specific interventions is increasing in the fields of addiction and mental health treatment, there are no front-line programmes for the childbearing year that address maltreatment-related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780460538
• ISBN13: 9781780460536
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"