Search for dissertations about: "Abortions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 61 swedish dissertations containing the word Abortions.

  2. 1. Induced Abortions and Posttraumatic Stress - Is there any relation? : A Swedish multi-centre study

    Author : Inger Wallin Lundell; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Inger Sundström Poromaa; Susanne Georgsson Öhman; Berit Schei; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Abortion Induced; Stress Disorders Posttraumatic; Anxiety; Depression; Mental Health; Personality Traits; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Introduction: Induced abortion is a common medical intervention. Whether psychological sequelae might follow induced abortion has long been a subject of concern among researchers, and there is lack of knowledge about the relationship between posttraumatic disorder (PTSD) and induced abortion. READ MORE

  4. 2. Vulnerable daughters in times of change: Emerging contexts of discrimination in Himachal Pradesh, India

    Author : Mattias Larsen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; daughter discrimination; sex-selective abortions; gender; development; intergenerational contract; dowry; context; structural change; uncertainty;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with the widespread problem in India of using sex selective abortions to discriminate against daughters. Girls are aborted on a massive scale simply because they are girls. A point of departure is the fact that the problem has become prevalent at a time of considerable social and economic change. READ MORE

  5. 3. Maternal mortality in Sweden

    Author : Ulf Högberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : history of medicine; maternal health services; family planning; pregnancy complications; legal and illegal abortions; puerperal infections; embolism; cesarean section; maternal mortality; pregnancy care;

    Abstract : Every year about half a million women die from complications of pregnancy, parturition and puerperium, most of which are preventable. The purpose of this thesis was to chart the distribution and decline in maternal mortality in Sweden between 1751 and 1980, and furthermore to characterize positive (predisposing) factors and negative (protective) factors of maternal mortality. READ MORE

  6. 4. Reproductive aspects of the protein C system in women

    Author : Margareta Wramsby; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Hypercoagulation; Factor V Leiden; APC resistance; Protein C inhibitor; Recurrent abortions; Menstrual cycle; Pregnancy; Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation.;

    Abstract : Of great importance to the reproductive system in women are the activating and inhibiting factors which maintain haemostatic balance. These play a prominent role in the prevention of abnormal bleeding, at ovulation as well as during menstruation, pregnancy and delivery. The coagulation cascade is primarily down regulated by the protein C system. READ MORE

  7. 5. Between opportunities and risks : adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Zambia

    Author : Elisabeth Dahlbäck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adolescents; premarital pregnancies; contraception; abortion; gender; Zambia;

    Abstract : Background: Adolescence is a dynamic period in life with both opportunities and risks related to the culturally constructed gender norms. Many adolescents in sub-Saharan countries, Zambia included, lack control over their own sexual and reproductive lives, due to factors such as gender inequality, poverty, and sociocultural and religious norms. READ MORE