BACKGROUND Psychologically traumatic events can affect anybody, but consequences of psychological birth trauma for the mother are very profound, extensive and unforgettable. Furthermore, the mother's response not only touches the mother, but also affects the child, the father and the society. The objective of this study was to explore the mothers' response to psychological birth trauma. OBJEC...

The birth weight/gestation distribution of a large series of cases of perinatal death has been analysed according to the lesion (or lesions) present at necropsy. Among the lesions associated with low gestation babies dying with hyaline membranes have a much higher mean birth weight for gestation than either the babies with intraventricular haemorrhage or "no cause found." Among infants dying of...

Background : A recent epigenetic hypothesis postulates that 'a sex-specific male-line transgenerational effect exists in humans', which can be triggered by childhood trauma during 'the slow growth period' just before puberty. The evidence is based on a few rather small epidemiological studies. We examine what response childhood trauma predicts, if any, in the birth size and prematurity risk of ...

İnsan hayatında değişime neden olan en anlamlı olaylardan biri gebelik ve doğumdur. Bu değişim kadının erkeğin ebeveyne dönüşüm sürecidir. Doğum, hayatını fiziksel, psikolojik sosyal yönden etkileyen çok yönlü önemli yaşam deneyimidir. Anne bebek bağlanması, döneminde gelişmeye başlayan sonrasında bireylerin hayatları boyunca etkisi altında kalacağı, hayattaki kişiler arası ilişkilerini soyut b...