Find Comfort and Peace After Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Trauma
Our Trauma Counsellors understand that reproductive trauma is so often overlooked, despite how many women are impacted by this kind of loss and trauma. The devastation of pregnancy loss and infertility can be an incredibly difficult experience, and adequate healing and grieving is often needed to find peace and move forward. A traumatic birth - another common reproductive experience where women experience distress during or after a birth - can also result in an ongoing trauma response that requires processing and healing.
Examples of Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Trauma include:
Miscarriage
Infertility
Failed IVF cycle
A difficult labour
Labour complications
Unwanted or unexpected labour intervention (forceps / emergency caesarean)
You or your baby suffering a birth injury
You or your baby needing medical attention
Stillbirth / neonatal death
Inadequate birthing support
Lack of informed consent
Poor postnatal care
How Can Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Trauma Affect your Life?
Flashbacks, nightmares or intrusive memories
Anxiety
Avoiding anything that reminds you of the trauma
Feeling constantly alert, irritable or jumpy
Constant worry for your baby
Feeling low or depressed
Feeling guilty
Blaming yourself
Insomnia
Relationship difficulties
Trouble concentrating
How Can Trauma Therapy Help with Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Trauma?
Our Trauma Counsellors use advancedEMDR Therapy techniques to support you as you work through the reproductive or perinatal trauma you experienced, helping you find closure and peace as the trauma releases its hold on your nervous system. This will allow you to move forward as you integrate the past and find a renewed version of yourself.
