Search for dissertations about: "Childbirth experience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the words Childbirth experience.

  2. 1. Mother, how are you? : Studies on self-rated health and childbirth experience

    Author : Frida Viirman; Anna Wikman; Susanne Hesselman; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Inger Sundström Poromaa; Mirjam Lukasse; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-rated health; SRH; Small for Gestational Age; SGA; Preterm; Stillbirth; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Labour; Delivery; Childbirth Experience; Psychological Birth Trauma; Visual Analogue Scale; VAS; Numeric Rating Scale; NRS; Single-item; Childbirth Experience Questionnaire; CEQ 2; Midwifery; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Pregnancy and childbirth are characterised by emotional and physical changes, which can affect the mother’s mental health postpartum, as well as the infant. One step towards alleviating adverse consequences is to measure health status and childbirth experience. READ MORE

  4. 2. Releasing and relieving encounters : Experiences of pregnancy and childbirth

    Author : Ingela Lundgren; Margareta Grafström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; pregnancy; childbirth; women s experiences; encounter; pain; birth plan; hermeneutic; phenomenological; intervention study; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

    Abstract : The experience of childbirth is an important life event for women, which may follow them throughout life. The overall aim of this thesis has been to describe and analyse these experiences from the women's perspective as well as the encounter between the woman and the midwife, and the possibility that a birth plan might improve women's experience of childbirth. READ MORE

  5. 3. Psychological Aspects of Emergency Cesarean Section

    Author : Elsa Lena Ryding; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Emergency cesarean section; experience; childbirth; fear; post-traumatic stress; counselling; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : According to earlier research, emergency cesarean section (Em CS) can have a deleterious effect on maternal psychological well-being. Whether the women thus delivered already had more psychological problems during pregnancy than other women, is not known. READ MORE

  6. 4. Altering the birthing room - The influence on birth outcomes and provision of care

    Author : Lisa Goldkuhl; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Childbirth; Birthing room; Birth environment design; Childbirth experience; Salutogenesis; Atmosphere; Complex interventions; Implementation; Randomised controlled trial; Ethnography;

    Abstract : Giving birth is a complex physiological process deeply influenced by psychological and social elements. A prerequisite for optimising this physiological process is to be in an environment that feels safe and protective. READ MORE

  7. 5. Clinical aspects of childbirth-related anxiety

    Author : Katri Nieminen; Klaas Wijma; Gerhard Andersson; Elsa-Lena Ryding; Barbro Wijma; Steven J. Linton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; Childbirth-related PTSD; prevalence; societal costs; Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy;

    Abstract : Background: Although giving birth is a positive experience for many, some 10% of pregnant Swedish women suffer from severe fear of childbirth (FOC), which impairs their daily functioning and poses a risk for a negative delivery experience. This thesis focuses on the mental and health-economic effects of severe FOC, and explores new treatment options for childbirth-related anxiety. READ MORE