EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 45 MIN
Birth Trauma Awareness Week with Dr. Sharon Dekel
from Previa Alliance Podcast · host Previa Alliance Team
Can giving birth be traumatic? Harvard Associate Professor Dr. Sharon Dickel says yes—and it’s more common than you think. In this eye-opening episode, she breaks down the biology of postpartum PTSD, the signs we often miss, and why better screening and trauma-informed care are urgently needed. If you care about maternal health, this conversation will change how you see birth forever.More about Dr. Sharon Dekel:Dr. Sharon Dekel is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Director of the Postpartum Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Dekel Lab at HMS and MGH. She earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University and completed her clinical internship training at Columbia Medical Center followed by a research postdoctoral fellowship in a leading international Trauma lab. Dr. Dekel is also a licensed clinical psychologist.Read more about the Postpartum Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Project and Dr. Sharon Dekel Tsvetkov, MPhil, PhD.Follow Previa Alliance!Previa Alliance (@previaalliance_) • Instagram photos and videosKeep the questions coming by sending them to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram!
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Can giving birth be traumatic? Harvard Associate Professor Dr. Sharon Dickel says yes—and it’s more common than you think. In this eye-opening episode, she breaks down the biology of postpartum PTSD, the signs we often miss, and why better screening and trauma-informed care are urgently needed. If you care about maternal health, this conversation will change how you see birth forever. More about Dr. Sharon Dekel: Dr. Sharon Dekel is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical Scho...
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