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Post-traumatic stress disorder

A trauma-related condition that can involve intrusive memories, avoidance, panic, and distress that persists or interferes with functioning.

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Emotional impact of complications

Emotional impact of complications

Why complications can feel different Birth is already a high-intensity physiologic and emotional event. When a complication occurs, the experience can shift quickly from anticipated labor or planned surgery into an urgent medical situation. The body may register this as threat: tachycardia, shaking, dissociation, nausea, hypervigilance, or a sense that time has become fragmented. These […]