Pregnancy/Perinatal Archives

Early online EMDR group therapy delivered by midwives for prevention and treatment of trauma sequelae in post-partum women: A pragmatic, exploratory randomised controlled pilot trial, set within the MRC guidelines (2000) for developing and evaluating complex interventions (Ulster University, 2023)

This study explored a strategy of preventative public health intervention for women at risk of the negative effects of trauma in the perinatal period by task shifting a trauma focused EMDR intervention to non-mental health professionals.

EMDR Therapy and the Perinatal Period GWT Magazine® Issue

EMDRIA Member Dr. Mara Tesler Stein writes about “Myth-busting EMDR therapy in the perinatal period” as featured in the Summer 2025 Go With That Magazine® issue.

Developing Maternal Efficacy While Living in a Second Culture: How EMDR Can Help

Christine Forte, EMDRIA member, discusses ways that EMDR therapy can help mothers giving birth in a second culture.

I feel pain, not pressure: A personal and methodological reflection on pain during cesarean delivery (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)

An experience-based article recounting pain during cesarean delivery, resulting PTSD, subsequent EMDR treatment, and a review of the evolution of cesarean delivery-based pain literature.

EMDR Therapy and the Perinatal Period (Go With That Magazine® Issue)

Whether it’s processing a traumatic birth, pregnancy loss, infertility, or perinatal anxiety and depression, EMDR therapy can help.

Community Voices: Perinatal Clients

EMDR therapists recall instances when a client’s culture/race was meaningful in using EMDR with perinatal clients.

The Silence is Loud using EMDR for the Treatment of Underdiscussed Postpartum Rage

This article features a vignette of fictional client named Julia, a 32-year-old mother who is four weeks postpartum experiencing perinatal rage.

From Bonding to Attachment with the Calming Womb Family Therapy Model

The integration of EMDR with the CMFTM can improve inner resources for pregnant mothers, monitor stress levels & enable adaptive resolution.

Healing After Terminating a Pregnancy for Medical Reasons and the Role of EMDR Therapy

EMDR offers a compassionate approach to help individuals & couples process emotions and heal from trauma associated with a medical abortion.

Myth-Busting EMDR Therapy in the Perinatal Period: A Call to Clarity for EMDR Clinicians

This article offers clear guidance on EMDR therapy in the perinatal period through an accessible myth-versus-reality format.

Counselor’s Corner: C-Section Trauma

EMDR therapists respond to the question, “I have a client who had delivery trauma related to having a C-section.”

Treatment of traumatic birth experience with postpartum early eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: A randomized clinical trial (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)

This study investigated the effectiveness of early EMDR therapy in reducing symptoms of PTSD at nine weeks postpartum in women with a traumatic birth experience, compared with care as usual (controls).

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