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.