BIRTH TRAUMA RESOLUTION
Nobody wants to remember their birth experience as a scary event. But unfortunately for many people that’s exactly what it feels like. Sometimes even births that would be considered by society as a normal birth may have been traumatising.
Traumatic events around birth can leave long-lasting wounds, the effects of which can impact on other facets of their lives, bonding with baby, high levels of anxiety, relationship issues, decisions to have another baby or not.
Sometimes birth-related PTSD is caused by a birth experience where people felt threatened or feared for their or their baby’s lives, miscarriage, stillbirth or severe complications. However, for many it can be caused by other factors; loss of control, loss of privacy or dignity, attitudes of the people around them, not feeling heard or listened to, lack of information or explanation, or non-consensual medical procedures.
Birth trauma is unique to each person as we all come to birth with our own history and our own perception of the experience itself. It can affect women and men.
Approximately 6% of women are diagnosed with birth related trauma but it is highly possible that many more are undiagnosed and live with the symptoms.
It wasn’t until recently that we recognised that what we originally thought was postnatal depression was actually, in many women, a sub form of post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD and that their labour or birth was the trigger.
It is so important for people to talk through their birth and early parenting experiences, reflecting on the most import time of life, to be heard and validated and make sense of feelings so they can move forward.
Symptoms of birth trauma can include:
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, please remember you are not alone, they are a normal response to experiencing a traumatic event.
How does Birth Trauma Resolution work?
80% of people who have experienced a trauma will process the event themselves within 4 to 6 weeks, storing the memory as their story. However, for the remaining 20% their memories of their trauma are stored with the strong emotional responses still attached, which can cause them to react in the same way when reminded of the experience. Birth trauma resolution (BTR) uses a series of techniques to help the brain to process traumatic memories, removing the stress response - flight, fight or freeze - and help build confidence and emotional balance moving forward.
Most people will have a resolution in 2-4 sessions, however at times certain situations may require referral to a short list of providers trusted with these exact topics.
We start by using a screening tool to ensure if BTR is the best option, or which treatments in BTR will suit you best, then we create a treatment plan by discussing your goals.
Sessions consist of breathing techniques, guided meditation and the rewind technique that is designed to draw the negative emotions away from your experience. The deep relaxation state for BTR allows people to view their experience from a safe, calm space, encouraging the brain’s openness to reduce negative emotions and consider feeling more positive. Depending on the individual situation, other techniques may be used to help prepare for a future birth, or reframe the future with positivity leaving you calm and in control. Occasionally the sessions uncover other experiences that have been triggered by the birth experience which can be incorporated into the personalised treatment plan.
With BTR you can share as much or a little of the detail of the trauma as you wish as BTR works with the emotions that are attached to the trauma, not the details themselves. This may be helpful for those who don’t want to verbally express what happened.
BTR techniques can also help prevent anticipatory birth trauma by removing emotional charges from the brain’s negative imagination of birth (which can be caused by previous experiences, hearing traumatic birth stories etc.).
If you'd like to know more, you can book a call with no commitment
https://calendly.com/mimbirthtraumaresolution to talk to Mim
If you feel you would benefit from this treatment or would like to know more please contact Mim 0877790293 [email protected].
Prices are €100 for 1st session, €80 per session after that for sessions in your home with Mim. There may be an additional travel charge for travel time greater than 15 mins.
This therapy is accredited by the Royal College of Midwives and the Institute of Human Givens.
Traumatic events around birth can leave long-lasting wounds, the effects of which can impact on other facets of their lives, bonding with baby, high levels of anxiety, relationship issues, decisions to have another baby or not.
Sometimes birth-related PTSD is caused by a birth experience where people felt threatened or feared for their or their baby’s lives, miscarriage, stillbirth or severe complications. However, for many it can be caused by other factors; loss of control, loss of privacy or dignity, attitudes of the people around them, not feeling heard or listened to, lack of information or explanation, or non-consensual medical procedures.
Birth trauma is unique to each person as we all come to birth with our own history and our own perception of the experience itself. It can affect women and men.
Approximately 6% of women are diagnosed with birth related trauma but it is highly possible that many more are undiagnosed and live with the symptoms.
It wasn’t until recently that we recognised that what we originally thought was postnatal depression was actually, in many women, a sub form of post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD and that their labour or birth was the trigger.
It is so important for people to talk through their birth and early parenting experiences, reflecting on the most import time of life, to be heard and validated and make sense of feelings so they can move forward.
Symptoms of birth trauma can include:
- Intrusive memories of your birth
- Nightmares
- Flashbacks
- Anxiety or panic when something reminds you of your birth
- Physical symptoms, e.g. asthma or stomach upsets
- Difficulty sleeping
- Outbursts of anger
- Difficulty concentrating
- Avoiding thinking or talking about birth
- Avoiding activities or places that remind you of the birth
- Difficulty remembering parts of the birth
- Feeling a disconnect from those who are usually close
- Unable to have or express loving feelings
- Loss of hope for future
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, please remember you are not alone, they are a normal response to experiencing a traumatic event.
How does Birth Trauma Resolution work?
80% of people who have experienced a trauma will process the event themselves within 4 to 6 weeks, storing the memory as their story. However, for the remaining 20% their memories of their trauma are stored with the strong emotional responses still attached, which can cause them to react in the same way when reminded of the experience. Birth trauma resolution (BTR) uses a series of techniques to help the brain to process traumatic memories, removing the stress response - flight, fight or freeze - and help build confidence and emotional balance moving forward.
Most people will have a resolution in 2-4 sessions, however at times certain situations may require referral to a short list of providers trusted with these exact topics.
We start by using a screening tool to ensure if BTR is the best option, or which treatments in BTR will suit you best, then we create a treatment plan by discussing your goals.
Sessions consist of breathing techniques, guided meditation and the rewind technique that is designed to draw the negative emotions away from your experience. The deep relaxation state for BTR allows people to view their experience from a safe, calm space, encouraging the brain’s openness to reduce negative emotions and consider feeling more positive. Depending on the individual situation, other techniques may be used to help prepare for a future birth, or reframe the future with positivity leaving you calm and in control. Occasionally the sessions uncover other experiences that have been triggered by the birth experience which can be incorporated into the personalised treatment plan.
With BTR you can share as much or a little of the detail of the trauma as you wish as BTR works with the emotions that are attached to the trauma, not the details themselves. This may be helpful for those who don’t want to verbally express what happened.
BTR techniques can also help prevent anticipatory birth trauma by removing emotional charges from the brain’s negative imagination of birth (which can be caused by previous experiences, hearing traumatic birth stories etc.).
If you'd like to know more, you can book a call with no commitment
https://calendly.com/mimbirthtraumaresolution to talk to Mim
If you feel you would benefit from this treatment or would like to know more please contact Mim 0877790293 [email protected].
Prices are €100 for 1st session, €80 per session after that for sessions in your home with Mim. There may be an additional travel charge for travel time greater than 15 mins.
This therapy is accredited by the Royal College of Midwives and the Institute of Human Givens.
