Search for dissertations about: "Facility-based childbirth"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Facility-based childbirth.

  2. 1. ‘How good is good?’ : Studies of facility-based childbirth care in southern Mozambique, from the perspectives of women and health providers

    Author : Sibone Mocumbi; Claudia Hanson; Ulf Högberg; Anna Bergström; Esperança Sevene; Khátia Munguambe; Albrecht Jahn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Facility-based childbirth; Obstetric fistula; Satisfaction with care; Health providers; Context assessment; Mozambique; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Despite the large shift toward facility-based childbirths occurred during the last 15 years in several low resource settings, including in Mozambique, the burden of maternal mortality and morbidity remain considerable. Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating of all maternal morbidities which still prevalent and is entirely avoidable. READ MORE

  4. 2. Pregnancy and delivery-related complications in Rwanda : prevalence, associated risk factors, health economic impact, and maternal experiences

    Author : Jean Paul Semasaka Sengoma; Ingrid Mogren; Gunilla Krantz; Cyprien Munyanshongore; Manasse Nzayirambaho; Jon Øyvind Odland; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pregnancy and delivery-related complications; cross-sectional study; qualitative method; costing study; health economics; epidemiology; self-rated health status; pregnancy; childbirth; postpartum; Rwanda; prevalence; experiences; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Background: Every year more than 1.5 million women suffer from pregnancy and delivery-related complications (PDCs) during pregnancy and childbirth worldwide, and these women are a vulnerable population for lifelong consequences, somatically, psychologically and financially. READ MORE

  5. 3. 'Nobody delivers at home now' : who and why women participate in a conditional cash transfer program to promote institutional delivery in Madhya Pradesh, India

    Author : Kristi Sidney Annerstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : cash incentive;

    Abstract : Background: One-fifth of global maternal deaths occur in India making this a serious public health challenge. It is well known that skilled birth attendance and access to quality emergency obstetric care reduces maternal mortality. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Maternal Migration Effect : Exploring Maternal Healthcare in Diaspora Using Qualitative Proxies for Medical Anthropology

    Author : Pauline Binder; Birgitta Essén; Sara Johnsdotter; Helen Lambert; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : caesarean section; care encounter; constructivist; interpreter use; migration; Somali; African immigrant; socio-cultural factors; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Abstract : This project explores the 'maternal migration effect'. Following migration to a high-income country with a low maternal mortality rate, we assume that some immigrant women’s reliance upon maternal practices that respond to a low-income, high-mortality context can adversely affect care-seeking and utilization of treatment facilities. READ MORE