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A multilevel developmental psychopathology model of childbirth and the perinatal transition.

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Kaliush, PR; Conradt, E; Kerig, PK; Williams, PG; Crowell, SE
Published in: Dev Psychopathol
May 2024

Despite recent applications of a developmental psychopathology perspective to the perinatal period, these conceptualizations have largely ignored the role that childbirth plays in the perinatal transition. Thus, we present a conceptual model of childbirth as a bridge between prenatal and postnatal health. We argue that biopsychosocial factors during pregnancy influence postnatal health trajectories both directly and indirectly through childbirth experiences, and we focus our review on those indirect effects. In order to frame our model within a developmental psychopathology lens, we first describe "typical" biopsychosocial aspects of pregnancy and childbirth. Then, we explore ways in which these processes may deviate from the norm to result in adverse or traumatic childbirth experiences. We briefly describe early postnatal health trajectories that may follow from these birth experiences, including those which are adaptive despite traumatic childbirth, and we conclude with implications for research and clinical practice. We intend for our model to illuminate the importance of including childbirth in multilevel perinatal research. This advancement is critical for reducing perinatal health disparities and promoting health and well-being among birthing parents and their children.

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Dev Psychopathol

DOI

EISSN

1469-2198

Publication Date

May 2024

Volume

36

Issue

2

Start / End Page

533 / 544

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Postpartum Period
  • Parturition
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
 

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Kaliush, P. R., Conradt, E., Kerig, P. K., Williams, P. G., & Crowell, S. E. (2024). A multilevel developmental psychopathology model of childbirth and the perinatal transition. Dev Psychopathol, 36(2), 533–544. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422001389
Kaliush, Parisa R., Elisabeth Conradt, Patricia K. Kerig, Paula G. Williams, and Sheila E. Crowell. “A multilevel developmental psychopathology model of childbirth and the perinatal transition.Dev Psychopathol 36, no. 2 (May 2024): 533–44. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422001389.
Kaliush PR, Conradt E, Kerig PK, Williams PG, Crowell SE. A multilevel developmental psychopathology model of childbirth and the perinatal transition. Dev Psychopathol. 2024 May;36(2):533–44.
Kaliush, Parisa R., et al. “A multilevel developmental psychopathology model of childbirth and the perinatal transition.Dev Psychopathol, vol. 36, no. 2, May 2024, pp. 533–44. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/S0954579422001389.
Kaliush PR, Conradt E, Kerig PK, Williams PG, Crowell SE. A multilevel developmental psychopathology model of childbirth and the perinatal transition. Dev Psychopathol. 2024 May;36(2):533–544.
Journal cover image

Published In

Dev Psychopathol

DOI

EISSN

1469-2198

Publication Date

May 2024

Volume

36

Issue

2

Start / End Page

533 / 544

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Postpartum Period
  • Parturition
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology