Search for dissertations about: "Maternal Mental Health"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words Maternal Mental Health.

2. 11. School-age outcomes of children born at the limit of viability : a Swedish national prospective follow-up study at 10 to 12 years

   Author : Aijaz Farooqi; Serenius Fredrik; Hägglöf Bruno; Neil Marlow; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : school-age outcome; extremely immature; functional limitations; growth; special health care needs; mental health; executive functions; Pediatrics; pediatrik;

   Abstract : Background/Aim: During the past two decades, major advances in maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, and the development of regionalized perinatal care have resulted in dramatic increases in survival rates, by more than 60%, of extremely immature (EI) infants born at less than 26 completed weeks of gestation, creating a new infant population. Studies of school-age outcomes in children with an extremely low birth weight of < 1000 g, born in the1980s, indicated that these children had a substantially high prevalence of low-severity neuropsychological deficits, behavioral problems, and difficulties at school. READ MORE

4. 12. Perinatal mental health among young women in urban China

   Author : Simone Eliane Schwank; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In order to reach the WHO’s Sustainable Development Goals relating to maternal and infant health, maternal mental health preconditional needs to be addressed. The purpose of the thesis project was to explore how Shanghai women and health care providers perceive mental health problems during the perinatal period in urban China, in the light of the two-child policy. READ MORE

5. 13. Early life risk factors for schizophrenia - studies of foetal and perinatal complications

   Author : Christina Dalman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; schizophrenia; mental disorders; obstetric complications; jaundice; epidemiology;

   Abstract : Background: Despite intensive research for decades the causes of schizophrenia are largely unknown. A major lead in scientific work is the neurodevelopmental hypothesis i.e. a vulnerability for the illness is believed to be caused by developmental defects of the CNS during foetal life or childhood. READ MORE

6. 14. Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Syndromes Associated With Intellectual Disability

   Author : Christian Wentzel; Ann-Charlotte Thuresson; Göran Annerén; Anita Rauch; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intellectual disability; 22q11.2 duplication syndrome; 6q deletion; 6q duplication; 10p deletion; developmental delay; mental retardation; dysmorphic features; Medical Genetics; Medicinsk genetik;

   Abstract : Intellectual disability (ID) affects approximately 1-3% of the population and is defined as having an IQ below 70 as well as a significant limitation in adaptive behavior.The implementation of chromosomal microarrays (CMA) into the field of clinical genetics has revolutionized the ability to find genetic aberrations responsible for different genetic disorders. READ MORE

7. 15. IRON NUTRITION DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD. Factors influencing iron status and iron intake

   Author : Ann-Cathrine Bramhagen; Preventiv pediatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; feeding situation; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Pediatrics; Medicin människa och djur ; iron deficiency; Pediatri; maternal experinces; influencing factors; iron intake; child*;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and factors influencing iron status and iron intake among otherwise healthy children. The specific aim in paper I+II was to describe the prevalence of ID among 2 ½-year-old children in relation to intake of cow's milk and follow-on formula. READ MORE