The main objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among mothers treated at the maternity ward of Emile Muller Hospital (Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France).
Secondary objectives 1. To identify risk factors associated with the development of PTSD, in order to determine which situations-particularly obstetric ones-could lead women to experience trauma, and understand the underlying psychological mechanisms. Risk factors identified in the literature or deemed relevant by the study's clinicians and psychologists will be gathered from medical records. 2. To assess healthcare utilization in the context of the onset of childbirth-related PTSD from the women's perspective, using a questionnaire consisting of a series of questions about the different healthcare professionals consulted during the month following childbirth. Conduct of research About one month after giving birth, women who have provided their consent will receive an email containing a personal link to the eCRF page where they will find the French version of the "City Birth Trauma Scale" (CBTS) questionnaire, as well as the questionnaire designed to assess their use of healthcare services. After completing the CBTS questionnaire, the participant can choose to check a box in the eCRF to indicate whether or not she wishes to be contacted by the research team in the event that her score suggests a diagnosis of PTSD. If the participant has not completed the questionnaire within 10 days of receiving the link, a follow-up email will be sent to her. If, after receiving this follow-up email, the participant has not completed the questionnaire or contacted the research team, she will be considered lost to follow-up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,000
About one month after giving birth, patients who have given their consent will receive an email containing a personal link to the eCRF page with the French version of the City Birth Trauma Scale (CBTS) questionnaire, as well as a questionnaire to assess their use of healthcare services. After completing the CBTS questionnaire, the participant can choose to check a box in the eCRF to indicate whether or not she wishes to be contacted by the research team in the event that her score suggests a diagnosis of PTSD.
Groupe Hospitalier de la Région de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace
Mulhouse, France
City Birth Trauma Scale
The diagnosis of PTSD based on responses to the questionnaire will be made in accordance with the questionnaire's scoring method, which assesses 8 criteria based on the DSM-5 (criteria labeled A through H).
Time frame: About 1 month after childbirth
Questionnaire on the assessment of healthcare utilization
A ten-item questionnaire to assess the use of healthcare services in the context of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder from the women's perspective, enquiring about the healthcare professionals these women consulted during the month following childbirth.
Time frame: About 1 month after childbirth
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