birth trauma

noun

Psychoanalysis.

1. an emotional shock caused by being born.

Word History and Origins

Origin of birth trauma¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Neither had going to therapy or talking to other women who’d experienced birth trauma.

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The company say they are a group of experts with lived and professional experience of birth trauma.

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However, Dr Hall's view is that evidence for the birth trauma theory is simply not there.

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Those who support families that have experienced birth trauma argue the same mistakes were being made, with little sign that lessons were being learned.

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After she lost her seat in 2024 General Election, Ms Clarke launched a podcast on the topic of birth trauma and interviewed campaigners and other women who had also experienced traumatic births.

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