For the women who have been silenced, kidnapped, or murdered, here is Yeela Cytrin at the United Nations Human Rights Council to tell their story of brutal sexual violence by the hands of Hamas. 19 women are still held hostage. #BringThemHome #BringThemAllHomeNOW

The World Health Organization just launched a series on improving postnatal care for all women and babies. For more information, visit: who.int/news/item/22-0… #PostnatalCare #MaternalHealth #WHO #MarceSociety

Sheryl Sandberg just launched her documentary about the sexual atrocities committed by the palestinians,Hamas&civilians,on #oct7th . The Israeli women were brutally raped,mutilated, killed or abducted. Every single female student or teacher on the US campuses should be ashame of

The presidents panel with May Pian-Smith , Sharon Dekel, Tracey Vogel , Klaus Kjaer , Nuala Lucas Susan Burton and Brinda Kamdar discussing opportunities to improve patient outcomes #SOAPAM2024 #OBAnes

Presidents Panel - #SOAPAM2024 #OBAnes Turning ooops into Ops Leveraging opportunities to improve our patients’ experience

#SOAPAM2024 #BirthTrauma & #TraumaInfornedCare = feeling dismissed, leading to sadness, guilt & anger psychological complications lead to a sense of failure & self-defeat Minimizing fear to prevent #PTSD & long lasting mental health issues Tracey Vogel Dekel cohen sharon

Lovely meeting colleagues at #SOAPAM2024, ⁦Tracey Vogel⁩

CB-PTSD is a cross-generational disorder Impairs maternal-infant bonding ➡️Child development problems #SOAPAM2024 Dr. Sharon Dekel #OBAnes

Dr. Sharon Dekel Screening for PTSD can be done with CAPS-5 or PCL-5 Ideal time for screening is within first weeks after delivery , likely not first days. #SOAPAM2024 #OBAnes Dr. Sharon Dekel

Dr. Sharon Dekel We as anesthesiologist can make a difference in patients’ experience during intrapartum cesarean delivery We need to provide support to our patients I would argue we should consider having the patients support person in OR with her when she comes back #SOAPAM2024 Dr. Sharon Dekel

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This piece about birth trauma in the US shows that disrespect of mothers isn't simply an NHS problem - it's part of a wider culture in maternity. thehill.com/maternal-menta…

Preventing posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Treatment approaches for childbirth-related PTSD prevention ajog.org/article/S0002-…

Today is 261. To the leaders that are saying they are doing everything they can to get our people out, to get these 12 young women home after almost 9 months in captivity: We do not accept that. We need everyone to write their leaders today and everyday forward, demanding that

Great summer gathering for the Dekel Lab at ⁦⁦MGH Psychiatry⁩. Very fortunate to host talented students for an internship⁩ from Harvard University College and ⁦Northeastern U.⁩.

Day 280!!! Enough is enough! #BringThemHome 🎗️🎗️🎗️

Meet Sharon Dekel, Ph.D., an #NICHD grantee, Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychology, clinical psychologist, & Director of the Postpartum Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program at MassGeneral News. NICHD supports her studies on postpartum PTSD & childbirth stresses.

Read about our research MGH Psychiatry. Establishing Postpartum PTSD After Traumatic Childbirth advances.massgeneral.org/neuro/article.… via MassGeneral News

Pleasure to present our research on birth trauma at Puerto Rico University Department of Psychiatry.