Search for dissertations about: "advanced maternal age"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words advanced maternal age.
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1. Maternal mortality in Sweden
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
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2. Becoming a mother at an advanced age : pregnancy, outcomes, psychological distress, experience of childbirth and satisfaction with life
Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to investigate adverse pregnancy outcomes, and pregnancy and psychological experiences in women who become mothers in the later phase of the reproductive period. The age of first-time mothers has increased in most high-income countries in recent decades. READ MORE
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3. Teratogenic Predisposition in Diabetic Rat Pregnancy
Abstract : Pre-gestational diabetes increases the risk of congenital malformation in the offspring and both morbidity and mortality in the diabetic mother and her offspring. During pregnancy, high glucose levels act as a teratogen through several cellular and biochemical pathways and increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has a central role in diabetic embryopathy. READ MORE
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4. Women giving birth at an advanced age and their children : obstetric and neonatal outcomes, health and social support
Abstract : Postponement of parenthood is an increasing trend in Western societies today. Delaying motherhood to a later time in life increases the use of assisted reproduction technology (ART), and the risk for adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes. READ MORE
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5. Factors associated with having the first baby at an advanced age
Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to investigate characteristics of women and men who have their first baby at an advanced age, reasons for postponing childbirth, and consequences in terms of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Maternal age at first birth has increased in many modern societies; in both Sweden and Norway, first-time mothers are now about five years older, compared with the previous generation. READ MORE