If you have any concerns about your own health or the health of your child, you should always consult with a doctor or other healthcare professional. I had my session with Illy 18 months after giving birth to my daughter and 9 weeks pregnant with my second.

The Birth Debrief: Reflecting on pregnancy, reframing birth The Birth Debrief: Reflecting on pregnancy, reframing birth

We went to Sophie for 1-1 hypnobirthing with our second child, following a traumatic birth with our first and a stressful pregnancy. Step 2 – You will receive a booking form asking for further information including day/time preference. For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendations and how they might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on bed sharing.For so long, I have carried this pain and I finally feel that pain is leaving… Maybe even already left.

The Birth Debrief: Reflecting on pregnancy, reframing birth

Your first home visit from your community midwife is an opportunity to bring up any questions you may have about the birth. I had such a negative birth experience with my son in October 2020 and speaking to Illy has made me feel so much more positive about it. High rates of obstetric intervention in some birth settings may mean that women require improved emotional care from health professionals to reduce the risk of childbirth being experienced as traumatic. Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review M: benefits and harms of bed sharing and evidence review N: co-sleeping risk factors. While there are antenatal and intrapartum risk factors for PTSD, such as: a history of depression, previous PTSD, intrapartum complications and obstetric factors ( 1), it is women’s subjective perceptions that are most important ( 2).We make the AIMS Journal freely available so that as many people as possible can benefit from the articles. You may have felt powerless, or unclear about exactly what happened during the birth (Elmir et al 2010, BTA 2009). PTSD happens when your behaviour changes significantly because of a traumatic event (RCPSYCH 2013, Alcorn et al 2010, BTA 2009).

The Birth Debrief by Illiyin Morrison | Hachette UK The Birth Debrief by Illiyin Morrison | Hachette UK

Illy let me speak, heard me, validated my experience and helped me look at ways I could both reframe my past experience and help me feel as in control as possible in this pregnancy. Perhaps you didn't feel that your midwife was listening to you, or that you lacked support from other hospital staff (Elmir et al 2010).There is very little good evidence about the effectiveness of after-birth debriefing in terms of how it improves the emotional state of women who have had a difficult or traumatic birth.