Could EMDR be the key to treating reproductive health trauma? (Marie Claire)
A description of one women’s experience using EMDR to help perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) and reproductive health trauma.
How safe is the treatment of pregnant women with fear of childbirth using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy? Obstetric outcomes of a multi-center randomized controlled trial (Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica)
The purpose of the study was to determine the obstetric safety and effectiveness of EMDR therapy for pregnant women with fear of childbirth.
The Effects of EMDR Therapy on Pregnant Clients With Substance Use Disorders: A Narrative, Scoping Literature Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This literature review explores pregnant women with co-occurring substance misuse through the lens of AIP and EMDR therapy intervention.
EMDR Therapy, Birth Trauma and Pregnancy Loss
Ava M. Hart, LCSW, IMH-E, EMDR therapist discusses how EMDR therapy can help women when pregnant, has suffered a pregnancy loss, and during perinatal mood/anxiety disorders.
Traumatic childbirth experience and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A contemporary overview (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Support and treatment for women with a traumatic childbirth experience or childbirth-related PTSD, including EMDR.
Investigating the impact of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing birth trauma symptoms (Annals of Psychophysiology)
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR as a brief psychological intervention in reducing Birth Trauma symptoms.
Staying Centered in an Uncentered World: Lessons Learned from Perinatal Mental Health
What lessons can we learn from perinatal mental health about staying centered when things do not go as planned?
Terapia EMDR para Niños y Adolescentes con Necesidades de Apego
En esta conferencia, veremos la relación directa existente entre apego y adquisición de recursos regulatorios.
EMDR Therapy and Pregnancy
EMDR therapy is one way to treat women coping with overwhelming perinatal experiences. EMDRIA member Bethany Warren discusses EMDR therapy and perinatal mental health.
Therapist perceptions of treating posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy: The VIP study (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore therapist beliefs and experiences regarding PTSD treatment during pregnancy.
Can you do EMDR with a pregnant client? Clinical reasoning in the perinatal period with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein (Zero Disturbance)
EMDR and pregnancy: what’s the risk if we don’t do EMDR with pregnant clients? Hear Dr. Mara Tesler Stein on the Zero Disturbance podcast.
Treatment of pregnant women with fear of childbirth using EMDR therapy: Results of a multi-center randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry: Psychological Therapies)
Results of this study support EMDR therapy as a safe and effective treatment of fear of childbirth during pregnancy.
