Pregnancy Loss as a Moderator of Post-natal Mental Health Outcomes

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Traumatic stress is a significant outcome effecting an estimated 4.0% of women following childbirth in the general population, however has been found to be significantly greater in high-risk samples: 18.5% (Yildiz et al., 2017). High risk samples may be defined as those who have experienced a traumatic birth, a history of trauma or abuse experiences, and adverse obstetric procedures such as emergency caesarean (Yildiz et al., 2017). One such risk factor that may contribute to the risk for adverse mental health outcomes following childbirth is prior experience of pregnancy loss. Pregnancy loss experiences (e.g. miscarriage and stillbirth) are associated with increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes including depression, anxiety, and PTSD outcomes (Farren et al., 2018). The experience of pregnancy loss is also evidenced to potentially have adverse effects on subsequent pregnancies: associated with adverse obstetric outcomes and increased risk for adverse post-natal mental health (Cuenca, 2023). This study aims to analyse the potential moderating effect of previous pregnancy loss experience on post-natal outcomes among those who report a traumatic birth experience.

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