Improving Reproductive Health for Women with PTSD (Vantage Point: Blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
This blog post from the Department of Veterans Affairs affirms that trauma-focused therapies (such as EMDR) are safe to use while pregnant.
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Pregnancy Loss: An interview with a certified EMDR therapist (Psychology Today)
A Psychology Today interview with Jessie Cuadros, a Certified EMDR therapist who specializes in grief and pregnancy loss.
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EMDR & Pregnancy with Mara Tesler Stein (and Jamie Marich)
Can you do EMDR therapy with someone who is pregnant? Learn more in this video interview with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein by Dr. Jamie Marich.
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Hidden Trauma, Dissociation and Prenatal Assessment within the Calming Womb Model (Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health)
The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model (CWFTM) uses questionnaires & trauma-informed interventions to treat/prevent intergenerational trauma.
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Prenatal Broken Bonds: Trauma, Dissociation and the Calming Womb Model (Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model (CWFTM) uses EMDR to process maternal unresolved trauma, transference reactions to the baby, and more.
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The effects of PTSD treatment during pregnancy: Systematic review and case study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This paper assesses the effectiveness of treatment for symptoms of PTSD in pregnant women.
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Prenatal and Perinatal EMDR Therapy: Early Family Intervention (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Integration of EMDR therapy with a family therapy treatment, designed for treating mothers and babies from conception through the first year.
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Multicenter randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR-PRECI to female minors victims of sexual and/or physical violence and related PTSD diagnosis (American Journal of Applied Psychology)
EMDR-PRECI could be a feasible therapy to address PTSD, anxiety and depression symptoms in female sexual/physical violence victims.
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The EMDR recent birth trauma protocol: A pilot randomized clinical trial after traumatic childbirth (Psychology and Health)
This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of brief EMDR intervention compared to treatment-as-usual in women with post-partum PTSD.
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Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth (Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Systematic review of the literature on treatment options for PTSD following childbirth and to assess their efficacy.
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The calming womb family therapy model: Bonding mother and baby from pregnancy forward (Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health)
The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model is a multi-modal, integrative, early intervention approach to treating mothers and their babies.
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The Effect of EMDR on Childbirth Anxiety of Women With Previous Stillbirth (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Having an unpleasant experience of previous childbirth can cause anxiety and fear of labor in women during the next childbirth.
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