Translation and validation of the city birth trauma scale with Lithuanian postpartum women: findings and initial results

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Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Translation and validation of the city birth trauma scale with Lithuanian postpartum women: findings and initial results
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Evaluation & the health professions. 2024, vol. 0, p. 1-9
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Psichikos sveikata / Mental health; Sveikata / Health.
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ENThe childbirth experience and birth-related trauma are influenced by various factors, including country, healthcare system, a woman’s history of traumatic experiences, and the study’s design and instruments. This study aimed to validate the City Birth Trauma scale for Lithuanian women post-childbirth. Using a descriptive, cross-sectional survey with a nonprobability sample of 794 women who gave birth from 2020–2021, the study found good validity, reliability, and presented the prevalence of birth-related stress symptoms. A bifactor model, consisting of a general birth trauma factor and two specific factors for birth-related symptoms and general symptoms of PTSD, showed the best model fit. The Lithuanian version of the City Birth Trauma scale can be effectively used in research and clinical practice to identify birth-related trauma symptoms in women after giving birth. Keywords: perinatal mental health, trauma, City BiTS, validation, Lithuania. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1177/01632787241239339
ISSN:
0163-2787; 1552-3918
Subject:
Psichologija / Psychology
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2025-02-21 14:59:54
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