Elective caesarean section
As stated above, three of the quantitative studies which compared ElCS
and EmCS found a significantly lower level of PTSD symptoms in the
former . Of note is that Nyberg et al. found that the specialist
midwives they interviewed did not consider an ElCS to be a better mode
of birth for women with PTSD from previous traumatic births, as those
who proceeded with an ElCS in subsequent pregnancies felt dissatisfied
with their experience . The midwives considered that avoiding another
vaginal birth left the women’s fears of childbirth unresolved.