Search for dissertations about: "Karin Gottvall"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Karin Gottvall.

2. 1. Birth centre care : reproduction and infant health

   Author : Karin Gottvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Birth centre; alternative maternity care; birth experience; reproduction; perinatal mortality; infant morbidity.;

   Abstract : This thesis has two general aims, to investigate factors affecting women s decision to have a second baby and to study the effect of birth centre care on infant outcome. The specific aims were to investigate 1) whether birth centre care during a woman s first pregnancy had an effect on her future reproduction, 2) whether a negative experience of the first birth had en effect on future reproduction, and 3) whether birth centre care had an effect on perinatal mortality 4) and on morbidity during the infant s first month. READ MORE