When you think of childbirth you might imagine personal transformation, joy, and even empowerment. For many parents, this is true. But for individuals with a history of childhood sexual abuse…
Imagine this: there are two people in labor at the same time at a hospital. Both of them planned vaginal childbirths. But their labors didn’t go smoothly, and the well-being…
(This post was originally published to AfterThird) The perinatal period – which lasts from pregnancy until a year after childbirth – is a time of great psychological vulnerability, which has only…