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Subject:	Birth trauma/post partum depression
Body:	<div class="NTForums_Quote">Posted By n/a on 01/17/2008 2:24 AM<br>Gave it its own post :-D Hope that is not too forward.<BR>Also updated first link.<BR><BR>*Shattered Assumptions* by Janoff-Bulman<BR>-trauma when you or your child was in danger during birth and thing went different than expected<BR><BR>*The Hidden Feelings of Motherood* by Kendall-Tackett<BR>*Rebounding from Childbirth* by Madsen. <BR>-depression, anxiety, or PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) after traumatic childbirth<BR><BR>An organization supporting women who have experienced birth-related trauma is hosted by the organization called "TABS" (Trauma and Birth Stress) out of New Zealand. Their site can be found at <A class=postlink href="http://www.tabs.org.nz/" target=_blank>http://www.tabs.org.nz/</A><BR><BR>In the US and Canada, an organization called "Postpartum Support International" (PSI) can be found at <A class=postlink href="http://www.postpartum.net/" target=_blank>http://www.postpartum.net</A>. On the PSI site, you can find a list of mental health therapists trained to support women in the perinatal period, as well as list of support groups by region.<BR><BR><a target=_blank href="http://www.pinky-mychild.com/features/pregnancy/wounded.html#also" target=_blank>Healing Wounded Mothers</A><BR><BR><a target=_blank href="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:AhTQUJBcRScJ:www.soul-connections.com/files/AIMS%2520art.pdf+%E2%80%98Wounded+Mothers%E2%80%99&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us&client=firefox-a" target=_blank>Wounded Mothers: Healing </A><BR></div><br><br>
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