Search for dissertations about: "Obstetric danger signs"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Obstetric danger signs.

  2. 1. Effect of Home Based Life Saving Skills education on knowledge of obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness, utilization of skilled care and male involvement : A Community-based intervention study in rural Tanzania

    Author : Furaha August; Elisabeth Darj; Pia Axemo; Albrecht Jahn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness; Obstetric danger signs; Male Involvement; Community Health Workers; Maternal Health; Rural; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Use of skilled care during antenatal visits and delivery is recommended to address the burden of maternal mortality. However there are few facility deliveries and insufficient knowledge of danger signs, especially in rural Tanzania. READ MORE

  4. 2. Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda

    Author : Jerome Kabakyenga; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; obstructed labour; individual factors; health system factors; protecting own integrity; adverse outcomes; knowledge of danger signs; birth preparedness; assistance by skilled birth attendants; Uganda;

    Abstract : Labour is said to be obstructed when the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are cephalopelvic disproportion and malpresentation. READ MORE

  5. 3. Quality Assessment and Monitoring of Maternal Referrals in Rural Tanzania

    Author : Andrea Barnabas Pembe; Elisabeth Darj; Pia Olsson; Lennarth Nyström; Anders Carlstedt; Albrecht Jahn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Quality; maternal referral; counselling; monitoring; rural; Tanzania; Reproductive health; Reproduktiv hälsa; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Abstract : An efficient referral system is essential in providing access to emergency obstetric care at higher levels of care by supporting antenatal and delivery services in the primary level of care facilities (PLCF). The aim of this thesis was to assess community and health service factors affecting the quality of maternal referrals in rural Tanzania. READ MORE