Name
Childbirth Postpartum PTSD: Investigating Women’s Mental Health Inequities with Research, Assessment, and Capacity Building for Quality Improvement
Description

This workshop covers postpartum PTSD linked to childbirth, a key factor in disparities in maternal mental health among marginalized women. It highlights gaps in screening and the disconnect between obstetric and behavioral health systems. Echoing “Breaking Boundaries,” the session promotes integrating trauma-informed PTSD screening into perinatal care. Participants will engage in interactive training to enhance research, evaluation, and quality-improvement skills. By the end, they will have a draft, equity-focused plan to expand maternal mental health services in their institutions.

Speakers
Nicole Jafari, Ed.D.
Meaghan Viggiani, PsyD
Content Level
Advanced
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Patient-centered care or Patient perspectives, Quality improvement programs
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Identify the key risk factors and structural contributors associated with postpartum PTSD and mental health disparities after childbirth.
Objective 2
Develop an equity-focused quality improvement or evaluation plan to incorporate trauma-informed PTSD screening into a perinatal care environment.
Objective 3
Implement interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to enhance referral pathways and broaden integrated maternal mental health services.
Content Reference 1

Dekel, S., Stuebe, C., & Dishy, G. (2017). Childbirth-Induced Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Risk Factors. Front. Psychol. 8:560. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg. 2017.00560

Content Reference 2

Yildiz, P. D., Ayers, S., & Phillips, L. (2017). The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnancy and after birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, 634–645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.009

Content Reference 3

Howell E. A. (2018). Reducing Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 61(2), 387–399. https://doi.org/10.1097/GRF.0000000000000349

Content Reference 4

Vedam, S., Stoll, K., Taiwo, T. K., et al. (2017). The Giving Voice to Mothers study: inequity and mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. June 11, 2019. Reprod Health. 2019;16(1):77.

Content Reference 5

Crawford, L., Maxwell, J., Colquhoun, H., Kingsnorth, S., Fehlings, D., Zarshenas, S., McFarland, S., & Fayed, N. (2022). Facilitators and barriers to patient-centred goal-setting in rehabilitation: A scoping review. Clinical rehabilitation, 36(12), 1694–1704. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155221121006