**8. Conclusion**

Postpartum PTSD has symptoms of intrusion, avoidance, and overstimulation. With regular screening, it would be possible to detect pregnant women with problems *Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.114052*

and risk factors more easily and offer them adequate, evidence-based treatment on time. It is also very important to respect the personality of the woman giving birth, her wishes, and her attitudes, in order to establish compliance and implement treatment in the best way possible.

The fact that a certain number of women will experience their childbirth as a traumatic experience, which will result in their general dysfunctionality, disruption of their relationships with the baby and their partner, indicates that it is important to pay scientific attention to this phenomenon. It is necessary to look at postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder as an important link in the postpartum period, to focus the attention of experts and the general public in that direction. It is necessary to educate health workers as well as the women giving birth and their family members about the possibility of stress-related disorders and possible risk factors that can lead to the onset of that mental disorder. It is also necessary to destigmatize women who suffer silently, hidden from the health system. Carrying out prevention measures would achieve a goal of both mother and baby being well and taken care of.
