Physical pain may be a factor in breastfeeding after a difficult birth. For example, the Australian Breastfeeding Association suggests that after a caesarean birth, breastfeeding may be more comfortable by putting a pillow on your lap for extra support, feeding whilst laying down, or feeding the baby in the underarm (or “twin”) position, with the feet pointing towards your back. These kinds of positions are not limited to helping those who have had a caesarean delivery; they may be more comfortable for women who have sustained injury and/or tearing after a vaginal delivery.
Breastfeeding expert, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, shares the latest research that shows a greater number of women suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, after giving birth than downtown Manhattan survivors suffered PTSD after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers on 9-11. Women suffer from birth trauma that rises to the level of diagnosable PTSD at a rate of 9%, while 9-11 survivors using the same criteria were 7.5%, states Kendall-Tackett in the video.
In this interview with Lisa Reagan, Kindred's editor, Kendall-Tackett spells out the reasons for PTSD not being recognized in birth until recent years, and the even more recent revelations of the impact of birth trauma on breastfeeding.
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