One study that analyzed 212 primiparous mothers found the prevalence of PTSD symptoms to be 12.7 % immediately after childbirth and 13.6 % up to 6 months later.2 As Ami Baxi, MD, director of inpatient psychiatric services at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, New York, observed, «these numbers are equivalent to the prevalence data for postpartum depression and anxiety.» (psychiatryadvisor.com)
Because Canada's medical plan defrays the cost of these classes, attendance of primiparous mothers is high (60 % - 90 %). (file.scirp.org)