Trauma-Informed Care and Epigenetics

The course “Trauma-informed Care and Epigenetics" is an introductory course for those already professionals in the fields of Maternity Care or students from the disciplines of Psychology, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Social Work and/or Pedagogy. It aims:

1) To familiarise participants from birth-related environments with concepts like birth-trauma, PTSD, Trauma-Informed Care, Epigenetics, Transgenerational trauma.

2) To help them recognise causes and the related impact for all involved. They will be able to Identify Trauma in maternity services.

3) To let them know how to assess birth trauma and PTSD in research and clinical practice.

4) To help participants apply principles of trauma-informed care to maternity services

Curriculum