Motherhood in the Face of Trauma: Pathways Towards Healing and Growth

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This volume offers an overview of the latest research on perinatal adaptation among women who have faced trauma, loss and/or adversity, both in childhood and/or as an adult, and describes the varied trajectories of adaptive and maladaptive coping that follow. The range of outcomes considered span from health-limiting (e.g. mental illness, substance use, unhealthy life style behaviours) to health-promoting (e.g. resilience and posttraumatic growth). These outcomes are examined both in relation to mothers’ experience of motherhood and parenting, and with regard to their children’s lives. Interpersonal trauma, experienced in childhood and/or or adulthood, can have a profound effect on how women experience the transition into motherhood – from pregnancy, to childbirth, and postpartum caregiving. Women across the globe are exposed to high rates of interpersonal violence, and face the physical and emotional consequences of such events. The shift into motherhood is an emotionally evocative period in a woman’s life, entailing not only challenges, but also the potential for healing and growth. Individual chapters will present state-of-the-art research, and will also highlight the voices of women who have personally experienced trauma, illustrating the effects on their experiences as mothers. Throughout the book, the consistent emphasis is on clinical implications and on ways that providers can create a context for healing and growth with the help of current evidence-based and promising treatment methods. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Mental Health Problems Among Childbearing Women: Historical Perspectives and Social Determinants (Jane Fisher, Catherine Acton, Heather Rowe)....Pages 3-20 Front Matter ....Pages 21-21 Childhood Maltreatment and Motherhood: Implications for Maternal Well-Being and Mothering (Diana Morelen, Katherine Lisa Rosenblum, Maria Muzik)....Pages 23-37 The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on the Early Caregiving System (Alytia A. Levendosky, G. Anne Bogat, Nicola Bernard, Antonia Garcia)....Pages 39-54 The Slippery Slope of Birth Trauma (Cheryl Tatano Beck)....Pages 55-67 Reproductive Loss and Its Impact on the Next Pregnancy (Irving G. Leon)....Pages 69-81 Front Matter ....Pages 83-83 Trauma Exposure: Consequences to Maternal and Offspring Stress Systems (Cecilia Martinez-Torteya, Julie D’Amico, Michelle Gilchrist)....Pages 85-98 Maternal Trauma and Related Psychopathology: Consequences to Parental Brain Functioning Associated with Caregiving (Virginie C. Perizzolo Pointet, Dominik A. Moser, Francesca Suardi, Molly Rothenberg, Sandra Rusconi Serpa, Daniel S. Schechter)....Pages 99-112 Front Matter ....Pages 113-113 Resilience, Recovery, and Therapeutic Interventions for Peripartum Women with Histories of Trauma (Minden B. Sexton, Diana C. Bennett, Maria Muzik, Katherine L. Rosenblum)....Pages 115-129 Parenting in the Context of Trauma: Dyadic Interventions for Trauma-Exposed Parents and Their Young Children (Megan M. Julian, Maria Muzik, Katherine Lisa Rosenblum)....Pages 131-150 Enhancing Emotion Regulation: The TARGET Approach to Therapy with Traumatized Young Mothers (Julian D. Ford, Judith G. Ford)....Pages 151-164 Mom Power: A Parenting Group Intervention for Mothers with Trauma Histories (Jamie M. Lawler, Katherine Lisa Rosenblum, Melisa Schuster, Maria Muzik)....Pages 165-180 Project BRIGHT: An Attachment-Based Intervention for Mothers with Substance Use Disorders and Their Young Children (Ruth Paris, Amy Sommer, Beth Marron)....Pages 181-196 Survivor Mom’s Companion: A Population-Level Program for Pregnant Women Who Are Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment: The Need for a Public Health Approach to Addressing Unresolved Maternal Trauma (Michelle Sperlich, Julia Seng)....Pages 197-211 Military Moms: Deployment and Reintegration Challenges to Motherhood (Tova B. Walsh, Bethsaida Nieves)....Pages 213-225 Maternal Experience of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization: Trauma Exposure and Psychosocial Responses (Pamela A. Geller, Alexa Bonacquisti, Chavis A. Patterson)....Pages 227-247