Implications and Inspirations Overview

Module 11 Overview: The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health wants PPNE students to be aware of the implications the technological and medical birth models have on the baby and newborn family. Other implications from difficulty in the early period are well documented in studies of stress during pregnancy and early adverse childhood experiences. Many professionals have discovered PPN and integrated it into their practices and jobs. This module features inspiring stories and interviews with PPN professionals, and lays the groundwork to be able to describe implications of early trauma.

Students: In this final module, we want to get you thinking about the impact of all that you have learned in this program. Central to this module is the idea that many of us have trauma in some form, but we are also resilient. We provide a section from the classic, Birth as an American Rite of Passage and chapters from Scared Sick, a well written and engaging testimony about how trauma in our infancy can impact us later in life. We provide the original research from The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, and supportive texts from Ann Weinstein, Peter Levine, and Harvard University so you can see beyond the trauma to healing and resiliency. Finally, Gabor Mate engages us in a passionate talk about attachment and authenticity. Many stories of people who are now professionals in the field are there for inspiration.

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