Agreed with all of that, except I wouldn’t assume people haven’t been having PTSD-inducing birth experiences in the past. But I think people are unwilling to associate childbirth with something that can cause trauma because it’s a gendered expectation people want to cling to as normal, and only now is that somewhat…

Why are you so sure it’s not trauma? Why are you so sure they aren’t fearing for their lives? When doctors routinely start procedures during childbirth without consent, it is absolutely not uncommon to fear for your life. http://www.salon.com/2010/02/18/pts… Here is a description of one woman’s PTSD. Why you assume to…