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INTERSECT

Resources for Health Professionals and Policy Makers

Publications

Papers publishing INTERSECT findings

Alves, S., Pratas, M., Sousa, M., Fidalgo, D., Morais, A., Jongenelen, I., Lamela, D., Pinto, T.M. and Costa, R., 2025. Prenatal couple relationship satisfaction, romantic attachment, and childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, pp.1-17.

Ďuríčeková, B., Škodová, Z. and Bašková, M., 2024. Satisfaction with childbirth and level of autonomy of women during the childbirth. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 15(4), pp.2060-2068.

Ďuríčeková, B., Škodová, Z. and Bašková, M., 2024. Risk factors associated with postpartum depression and PTSD after birth in a sample of Slovak women. Heliyon, 10(1).

Hadjigeorgiou, E., Vogazianos, P., Ayers, S., Koliandri, I. and Christoforou, A., 2025. Women's levels of birth satisfaction in the Greek Cypriot context. Midwifery, 146, p.104393.

Nakić Radoš, S., Brekalo, M., Žutić, M., Matijaš, M., Habek, D., Marton, I., Tikvica Luetić, A., Prka, M., Ujević, B., Štefulj, J. and Pačić-Turk, L., 2024. Prospective study of individual characteristics and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following childbirth: Birth satisfaction as a moderator. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Swift, E.M., Guðmundsdóttir, F., Einarsdóttir, K. and Sigurðardóttir, V.L., 2024. Birth satisfaction and childbirth related PTSD among women in Iceland: A population-based study. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, p.101037.

Tavares, D., Fidalgo, D., Sousa, M., Morais, A., Jongenelen, I., Lamela, D., Alves, S., Costa, R. and Pinto, T.M., 2025. History of mental health problems moderates the association between partner support during childbirth and women's mental health in the postpartum period. Midwifery, 144, p.104359.

Papers using INTERSECT measures

Sousa M, Fidalgo D, Sousa C, et al. Psychometric properties of the Fear of Birth Scale in women in the perinatal period: A multicountry study. J Affect Disord. 2025;374:365-380.

Suarez A, Yakupova V. Childbirth experiences of women with a history of physical, sexual, and child abuse: a cross-sectional study of 2,575 Russian women. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Mar 8;24(1):186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06369-3

Suarez A, Yakupova V. (2023). Past Traumatic Life Events, Postpartum PTSD, and the Role of Labor Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(11):6048. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/11/6048

Pop-Jordanova, N., Jakovska-Maretti, T. & Zorcec, T. (2023). Perceived Birth Trauma in Macedonian Women. PRILOZI, 44(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2023-0005

Škodová Z, Ďuríčeková B, Bánovčinová Ľ, Urbanová E, Bašková M, Grendár M. Factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the City birth Trauma Scale-Slovak version. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2025 Mar 1;43:101063.

INTERSECT Conference Presentations

Ďuríčeková B , Škodová Z , Urbanová E , Bánovčinová L , Bašková M. Risk factors of postpartum depression and postpartum posttraumatic disorder after birth in a sample of Slovak women. 7th EMA Education Conference, Greece, 26th-29th October 2023.

Seefeld L, and the INTERSECT Consortium. Global Perspectives on Childbirth-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Findings from 31 Countries from the Intersect Study Symposium. The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Spain, 4th-7th September 2024.

Ayers S, and the INTERSECT Consortium. The prevalence of childbirth-related PTSD worldwide: the INTERSECT study. The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Spain, 4th-7th September 2024.

Baldisserotto ML, Theme Filha MM, Osório F, Ayers S. The association between mistreatment of women during childbirth and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Childbirth: INTERSECT study, Brazil. The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Spain, 4th-7th September 2024.

Osório F. COVID 19 and the mental health of Brazilian postpartum women: data associated with the end of the second wave of transmission. The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Spain, 4th-7th September 2024.

Seefeld L, Jehn V, Horstmann R, Schellong J, & Garthus-Niegel, S. Preferences for support and barriers to help-seeking among German women with childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder. The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Spain, 4th-7th September 2024.

Handelzalts E, and the INTERSECT Consortium. Symposium 7: The Prevalence of Childbirth-Related PTSD Worldwide: The INTERSECT Study. 44th SRIP Annual Conference, Germany, 16th to 18th September 2024.

Caparros-Gonzalez R, Martin-Tortosa PL, Asensio-Pastor P, El Founti-Khasim I, Caraballo-Salazar MI, Riquelme-Gallego B, Amezcua-Prieto C. Post-traumatic stress disorder after birth in Spain: findings from the INTERSECT International Consortium. 44th SRIP Annual Conference, Germany, 16th to 18th September 2024.

Jomeen J, Baird K, Jefford E, Briley A, Fox D, Sheehy A, Marsden J, Everest S, Gidaszewski B, Elhindi J, Pasupathy D. Exploring birth trauma in Australian women. 44th SRIP Annual Conference, Germany, 16th to 18th September 2024.

Pawlicka P, Kaźmierczak M, Murawska N, Riklikiene O, Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva G, Škodova Z. PTSD following childbirth in Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia – prevalence and risk factors. 44th SRIP Annual Conference, Germany, 16th to 18th September 2024.

Sten G, Malmquist A, Ayers S, Nieminen K, & Grundström, H. Identifying birth-related PTSD and predicting symptom severity. The NJF Congress 2025 Scientific Committee, Denmark, 27th March 2025.

VIDEOS

INTERSECT Video for Health Professionals (English)

INTERSECT Video for Health Professionals (German)

INTERSECT Video for Health Professionals (Italian)

INTERSECT Video for Policy Makers (English)

INTERSECT Video for Policy Makers (German)

INTERSECT Video for Policy Makers (Italian)

STUDY PROTOCOL

The INTERSECT study was pre-registered on Research Registry https://www.researchregistry.com/browse-the-registry#home/registrationdetails/5ffc7453702012001b80a58c/

The latest protocol (V2 dated 26.02.2025) is available here.

CITY BIRTH TRAUMA SCALE

City Birth Trauma Scale webpage www.citybirthtraumascale.com

Ayers, S., Wright, D. B., & Thornton, A. (2018). Development of a measure of postpartum PTSD: the City Birth Trauma Scale. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, 409.

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