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We investigated risk and protective factors for birth trauma that are under the direct purview of providers who care for women in the perinatal period, including obstetric complications and positive perceptions of provider care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We applied hierarchical logistic regression to secondary data collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment from a racially diverse, population\u2010based sample of postpartum mothers (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091534) to investigate whether the number of obstetric complications across the perinatal period was associated with higher odds of birth trauma (self\u2010reported difficulty coping with birth experience) and whether positive perceptions of perinatal care were protective against birth trauma, controlling for sociodemographic and birth characteristics.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mothers who had more obstetric complications throughout the perinatal period had significantly higher odds of birth trauma (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20091.21, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.38), and mothers who had more positive perceptions of perinatal care had significantly lower odds of birth trauma (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20090.91, 95% CI: 0.85, 0.96). The interaction between number of obstetric complications and perceptions of perinatal care was not significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Women's experience across the entire perinatal period, including complications and perceptions of care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum, can influence their perception of birth trauma. Monitoring and attending to emotional distress and improving quality of patient\u2013provider interactions throughout the perinatal period may help to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of traumatic birth.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/birt.70115","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T04:57:04Z","timestamp":1790571424000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Birth Trauma: The Role of Obstetric Complications and Perceptions of Care Across the Perinatal Period"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-9928-7683","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chelsea","family":"Walker\u2010Mao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community and Behavioral Health Colorado School of Public Health  Aurora Colorado 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