Perinatal Care and Considerations for Survivors of Child Abuse

Robyn Brunton is a Senior Lecturer of psychology at Charles Sturt University, Australia. She has expertise in women’s psychosocial health and a focus on research that has positive practical application for women’s lives, particularly in overcoming adversity.Rachel Dryer is an Associate Professor in the School of Behavioural and Health Sciences at the Australian Catholic University, Australia. She is a registered psychologist whose research interests are in health psychology, particularly on women’s mental health.

• 1. Introduction - Robyn Brunton.- 2. Child Abuse: Definitions, Prevalence, and Considerations in Assessment - Robyn Brunton.- 3. Theoretical Perspectives of Child Abuse - Robyn Brunton and Rachel Dryer.- 4. Maltreatment Trauma, Post-traumatic Stress, and the Embodied Experience of Pregnancy and Childbirth of Child Abuse Survivors - Julia Seng.- 5. Childhood Abuse and Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors - Cassandra Svelnys, Arianna Lane, and Angela J. Narayan.- 6. Child Abuse and Perinatal Outcomes: Examining Prenatal Health, Intergenerational Abuse, Motherhood, and Childbirth for Survivors -Eva Mohler and Robyn Brunton.- 7. Screening for Child Abuse and Trauma During the Perinatal Period - Mickey Sperlich and Whitney E. Mendel.- 8. Building Resilience in the Perinatal Period for Survivors of Childhood Adversity - Nicole Racine, Teresa E. Killam, Julianna Park, and Sheri Madigan.- 9. Conclusion- Rachel Dryer and Robyn Brunton.