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Medical problems can result in interventions that can be frightening. The near death of a mother or baby, heavy bleeding, and emergency operations are examples of situations that can cause psychological trauma. Premature birth may be traumatic. [7] Emotional difficulties in coping with the pain of childbirth can also cause psychological trauma.
In psychology, limbic imprint refers to the process by which prenatal, perinatal and post-natal experiences imprint upon the limbic system, causing lifelong effects. [1] The term is used to explain how early care of a fetus and newborn is important to lifelong psychological development and has been used as an argument for alternative birthing methods, [2] and against circumcision. [1]
At birth the infantile brain contains 100 billion neurons – as many as in the brain of an adult. [4] In order to have this many neurons at birth, the fetus's brain must produce neurons at the rate of 250,000 per minute. [3] At birth, every cortical neuron is connected with about 2500 neurons; after a year, with about 15 000. [5]
A birth chart, also known as your natal chart, is a “snapshot of where all the planets were in their orbit the moment you were born,” Edut says. “The birth chart tells a story: your life ...
Pediatrician Mona Amin shares her experience with birth trauma, secondary infertility along with powerful photo. She describes her grief, trauma, uncertainty. Viral photo reveals the truth about ...
Childbirth can occur during natural sleep, [26] and under excessively heavy sedation, including alcohol intoxication. [27] A diverse list of medical disorders have led to delivery during coma, including head injury, antepartum bleeding, severe hypotension and hypothermia. [28] Of these the commonest is eclampsia. [29]
A critical period refers to a sensitive time during the early years of childhood in which children may be more vulnerable to be affected by environmental stimulation. [1] These traumatic events can include serious illness, natural disasters , family violence , sudden separation from a family member, being the victim of abuse , or suffering the ...
Psychiatrist David Corwin has claimed that one of his cases provides evidence for the reality of repressed memories. This case involved a patient (the Jane Doe case) who, according to Corwin, had been seriously abused by her mother, had recalled the abuse at age six during therapy with Corwin, then eleven years later was unable to recall the abuse before memories of the abuse returned to her ...