The Critical Role of Trauma-Informed Care

Chris Engel 7/30/137:28 PM

"What is the link between post-traumatic stress disorder and pregnancy? Do obstetricians have an obligation to screen patients for histories of trauma?

"Dr. Amina White, OB/GYN at Howard University in Washington, DC, has recently completed a Master's thesis for the Georgetown School of Continuing Studies on trauma-informed care, which provides an ethical justification for changes to the obstetrical treatment of trauma survivors.

"...Through an Intramural Research Training Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), she has begun a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in the NIH Department of Bioethics. As a fellow, one of her current projects involves exploring the obligations of clinicians to meet the needs of trauma survivors—an approach called trauma-informed care...."

http://kennedyinstitute.georgetown.edu/about/news/critical-role-of-trauma-informed-care.cfm

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