Search for dissertations about: "Infant"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 500 swedish dissertations containing the word Infant.

2. 6. Care for the New-Born : Breastfeeding and Skin-to-Skin Contact

   Author : Paola Oras; Eva-Lotta Funkquist; Lena Hellström Westas; Tomas Ljungberg; Kerstin Hedberg Nyqvist; Jonna Bornemark; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Breastfeeding; Lactation; Human Milk; Newborn; Infant; Preterm Infant; Kangaroo Mother Care; Mother-infant interaction; Parent-Child Relations; Object Attachment; Self Efficacy; Implementation Science; Quality of healthcare; Quality improvement; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : Breastfeeding is associated with improved health in mothers and children and human milk is especially beneficial for preterm infants. The vast majority of pregnant women in Sweden intend to breastfeed, but breastfeeding rates are suboptimal, with even lower rates for preterm infants. READ MORE

4. 7. The crying infant

   Author : Birgitta Wikander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Crying infant; mother-infant relationship; fathers experience ofdelivery; mothers stress; advice; diary; locus of control.;

   Abstract : The study is focused on the Child Health Centres’ (CHC:s) daily work of understanding families as well as giving advice to parents of excessively crying infants. Excessively crying infants were identified by means of a short questionnaire distributed to the mothers of newborn infants visiting the CHC. READ MORE

5. 8. Care of the newborn infant during maternal-infant separation

   Author : Kerstin Erlandsson; Mälardalens högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : separation; father-infant bonding; full-term; skin-to-skin care; cesarean birth; cry; prefeeding; breathing; phenomenology; separation; father-infant bonding; full-term; skin-to-skin care; cesarean birth; cry; prefeeding; breathing; phenomenology;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to describe care of the newborn infant immediately after birth, during maternal-infant separation; the father as primary caregiver and the mother’s experiences of separation and later reunion with the infant, in order to enhance development of care for the newborn infant during maternal-infant separation. In study I, II and III a phenomenological approach was used to gain access to mothers’ and fathers’ lived experiences (I, III) and lifeworld (II). READ MORE

6. 9. The language learning infant: Effects of speech input, vocal output, and feedback

   Author : Lisa Gustavsson; Francisco Lacerda; Roger Moore; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; human; language; language acquisition; perception; production; humanoid; development; model; embodied system; speech signal processing; vocal tract morphology; acoustic; speech input; information processing; scaling; interaction; growth; infant; imitation; feedback; perceptual salience; modeling; Phonetics; Fonetik; Phonetics; fonetik;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the characteristics of the acoustic signal in speech, especially in speech directed to infants and in infant vocal development, to gain insight on essential aspects of speech processing, speech production and communicative interaction in early language acquisition. Three sets of experimental studies are presented in this thesis. READ MORE

7. 10. Saving the child : regional, cultural and social aspects of the infant mortality decline in Iceland, 1770-1920

   Author : ӓlöf Garðarsdóttir; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; infant mortality; neonatal mortality; breastfeeding; infant feeding; midwives; physicians; hygiene; neonatal tetanus; measles; fertility; literacy; history of medicine; Iceland;

   Abstract : The dissertation deals with the infant mortality decline in Iceland during the 19th and early 20th Century. It shows that despite its low degree of urbanization, pre-transitional Iceland displayed higher infant mortality rates than most other European countries. READ MORE