Psychiatrists Caring For Women In Perinatal Period Are In Ideal Position To Screen For Trauma, Review Article Says

Psychiatric News (10/18) reports, “A history of trauma in pregnant women can negatively impact the experience of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting,” but “psychiatrists caring for women in the perinatal period are in an ideal position to screen for trauma and work with obstetrical (OB) clinical care teams to respond to the trauma-related challenges that can arise during obstetric care,” the authors of a review article conclude in findings published in the September-October issue of the Journal of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.