Birth trauma is any physical or emotional distress you may experience during or after childbirth. According to a study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, up to 34% of women report experiencing some form of birth trauma.You can experience birth trauma whether you've had a vaginal or c-section birth. Birth trauma gets swept under the rug so easily and some reasons for this are:1. We feel like we did something to "create" that trauma2. We are busy with our newbo...