ABSTRACT
ResearchersandhealthcareprofessionalsataninternationalmeetingoncurrentissuesregardingPTSD afterchildbirthrecommendedtheneedforresearch
20focusingonwomen'ssubjectivebirthexperiences (Ayers,Joseph,McKenzie-McHarg,Slade,&Wijma, 2008).Olde,vanderHart,Kleber,andvanSon(2006) calledforexaminingthechronicnatureofchildbirthrelatedposttraumaticstresslastinglongerthan6
25monthsafterbirth. Thepurposeofthecurrentstudywastohelpfillthe
knowledgegapofoneaspectofthechronicityofbirth trauma:women'ssubjectiveexperiencesofthesubsequentpregnancy,labor,anddeliveryafteratraumatic
30childbirth.
