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Research focus
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· The relationship between severe maternal morbidity that occurred during pregnancy until the end of the first week postpartum and the onset of PTSD/PTSD symptoms within 2 years postpartum
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· Studies of PTSD/PTSD symptoms associated with miscarriage and abortion
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· Studies of PTSD/PTSD symptoms associated with medical procedure or medical intervention per se (e.g. caesarean section) without including severe maternal morbidity as a predictor of PTSD/PTSD symptoms
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· Other postnatal psychological and physical problems
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· Studies of PTSD/PTSD symptoms in pregnant women not associated with pregnancy related events but with others such as conflict, accidents or natural disasters
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· Studies examining the effects of pre-existing PTSD/PTSD symptoms on future pregnancies
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Population
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· Women who experienced (severe) maternal morbidity (eg. Major obstetric haemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, admission to intensive/special care unit)
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Childbearing women in general (of whom, women who experienced severe maternal morbidity not distinguishable)
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Setting/countries
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· No restriction made
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· None
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Study type/design
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· Observational studies
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· Descriptive studies with no comparison group
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· Experimental studies with relevant data
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· Qualitative studies
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· Systematic reviews which examined the relationship between severe maternal morbidity and subsequent postnatal PTSD/PTSD symptoms
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· Letter, commentary, news or short communications
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· Repeated findings originated from same study
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Language
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· English
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· Non-English
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Publication
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· Published and grey literature
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· None
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Time frame
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· Studies published from 1970
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· Studies published before 1970
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