birth trauma

American  

noun

Psychoanalysis.

1. an emotional shock caused by being born.

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Etymology

Origin of birth trauma

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

This was harmful and tragic but the court needed to consider a psychological evaluation, Leavitt urged, determining Long has neurodevelopmental issues caused by a premature birth, trauma and exposure to violence, among other factors.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

The award for most graphic birth trauma scenes, at least in regard to the news coverage they generated, goes to HBO's "House of the Dragon."

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2023

The second major cause of infant mortality was birth trauma, despite the fact that 98 percent of the births took place in a public health facility under medical supervision.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.