Each year, thousands of survivors of childhood abuse give birth and breastfeed their babies. For these women, breastfeeding can be tremendously healing, extremely difficult or anywhere in between. Fortunately, there are some ways to cope. Below are some resources that can help.
- Breastfeeding after Sexual Abuse
- Bad Childhood, Great Life
- The Long Shadow: Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
- Violence against Women in the Perinatal Period
- Breastfeeding and the Sexual Abuse Survivor
- Diagnosis & treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Compatibility of treatment choices with breastfeeding
- A new paradigm for depression in new mothers: The central role of inflammation and how breastfeeding and anti-inflammatory treatments protect maternal mental health
- Why Trauma Makes People Sick
- Sleep Disorders in Trauma Survivors
- Abuse-Related PTSD and Maternity Care
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Pregnancy Complications
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