Hidden Trauma, Dissociation and Prenatal Assessment within the Calming Womb Model

The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model (CWFTM) uses questionnaires & trauma-informed interventions to treat/prevent intergenerational trauma.

Article Abstract

“Hidden, unresolved traumatic stress caused by childhood adverse experiences often impacts women before their childrearing years with implications for their prenatal bonding, obstetric experience, and their ability to parent children. The purpose of this article is to inform about trauma conditions and dissociative processes that are often present, yet buried in pregnant women’s consciousness due to defensive adaptation, and to provide information about the different types of screening tools designed to identify unsettled trauma in the mother. The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model (CWFTM) integrates questionnaire findings, trauma-informed interventions, and collaborative care to treat and prevent intergenerational trauma, and nurture relational attunement with parents and babies from conception through the first year after birthing.”

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Article Access

Open Access

Cortizo, R. (2020). Hidden Trauma, Dissociation and Prenatal Assessment within the Calming Womb Model. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 34(6), 469-481. https://birthpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/journal/published_paper/volume-34/issue-6/NNRsuErB.pdf