Search for dissertations about: "uterine contractions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words uterine contractions.

2. 1. Dynamic Fetal and Placental Circulatory Changes during Uterine Contractions

   Author : Hui Li; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sexualitet; reproduktion; andrologi; gynekologi; Obstetrik; sexuality; reproduction; andrology; gynaecology; Obstetrics; Venous; Uterine; Umbilical; Resistance; Pregnancy; Oxytocin; Labor; IUGR; Flow; Doppler; Contraction; Brain-sparing; Cerebral;

   Abstract : The best mode of delivery for fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and umbilical artery (UA) blood flow changes is not well elucidated. Uterine artery, fetal UA, middle cerebral artery (MCA), and venous blood flow changes during uterine contractions during an oxytocin challenge test (OCT) have not been observed systemically. READ MORE

4. 2. Third stage of labour-studies on management, blood loss and pain in Angola and Sweden

   Author : Elisabeth Jangsten; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; third stage of labour; active management of the third stage of labour; postpartum haemorrhage; AMTSL; expectant management of the third stage of labour; EMTSL; maternal mortality; oxytocin; uterine contractions; labour pain; Midwifery;

   Abstract : Management of the third stage of labour and risk factors for blood loss have been the focus of investigation for a long time. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate management of the third stage of labour and its infl uence on blood loss and women’s experience of afterpains in both a low- and a high-income country, as well as midwives’ experience of managing this stage. READ MORE

5. 3. Involvement of vasopressin and oxytocin in the regulation of human uterine activity

   Author : Margareta Steinwall; Urogynekologi och reproduktionsfarmakologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; andrology; gynaecology; Obstetrics; uterine activity; oxytocin mRNA; EP2 agonist; receptors; antagonists; oxytocin; vasopressin; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet; reproduction; sexuality; Obstetrik; gynekologi;

   Abstract : Vasopressin and oxytocin seem to have pivotal roles in the pathophysiology of primary dysmenorrhoea and preterm labour. Prostaglandins are also involved in the regulation of uterine activity with different receptors mediating both stimulation and relaxation. READ MORE

6. 4. The uterine proteoglycan expression in pregnancy and labor

   Author : Ann Hjelm Cluff; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Labor; dysfunctional labor; heparan sulphate proteoglycans; syndecans; glypicans; perlecans; decorin; connexin 43; gap junctions; myometrial contractions;

   Abstract : Objective: Protracted labor is a common clinical problem causing maternal and fetal complications. It is the leading indication for caesarean sections throughout the world, and emphasizes our need to be able to control labor. READ MORE

7. 5. Misoprostol : pharmacokinetics and effects on uterine contractility and cervical ripening in early pregnancy

   Author : Annette Aronsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Misoprostol induced abortion pregnancy sublingual administration cervical ripening slow-release uterine contractility pharmacokinetics;

   Abstract : Misoprostol is an orally active synthetic PGE1 analogue which has become an important drug in obstetric and gynaecological practice because of its uterotonic and cervical priming actions. It is safe, cheap, widely available and stable at room temperature. READ MORE