Latest / The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast
Ep. 255: PTSD in the Perinatal Period
We often use the terms birth trauma, perinatal trauma, and PTSD interchangeably, but they're not actually the same thing.
In this episode closing out PTSD Awareness Month, Kayleigh breaks down the important differences between:
Birth and perinatal trauma as an experience
Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) that may not meet diagnostic criteria
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a clinical diagnosis
Understanding these distinctions matters, not because one experience is "worse" than another, but because too many parents are left believing they aren't struggling "enough" to deserve…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.