Feasibility and acceptability of expressive writing with postpartum women: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Crawley, Rosalind, Ayers, Susan, Button, Susan, Thornton, Alexandra, Field, Andy P., Lee, Suzanne, Eagle, Andrew, Bradley, Robert, Moore, Donna, Gyte, Gill, Smith, Helen Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Feasibility; Acceptability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107557; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44825
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Pregnancy, birth and adjusting to a new baby is a potentially stressful time that can negatively affect women’s mental and physical health. Expressive writing, where people write about a stressful event for at least 15 min on three consecutive days, has been associated with improved heal...