Search for dissertations about: "Postpartum depression"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words Postpartum depression.
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6. Implications of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period - A population-based study
Abstract : Background: Depressive and anxiety disorders are common health problems, affecting women at least twice as often as men. Although some studies have been made on pregnant women or, especially, in the postpartum period, most of these studies have been performed on small samples, mainly specific risk groups such as teenage mothers, women of low socioeconomic status and certain ethnic groups. READ MORE
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7. Perinatal Complications: Associations with Postpartum depressive symptoms and Neuroticism
Abstract : Even though most pregnancies and deliveries are uncomplicated, still fifteen percent of all women in developed countries suffer pregnancy-related complications. The aim of this thesis was to explore the associations between perinatal complications and perinatal maternal health, with emphasis on postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) and neuroticism taking into account potential confounding or mediating factors such as history of depression, antenatal depressive symptoms and delivery experience. READ MORE
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8. Physiological Stress Reactivity in Late Pregnancy
Abstract : During pregnancy, the basal activity is increased in both of our major stress response systems: the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. At the same time, the reactivity towards stressors is reduced. These alterations sustain maternal and fetal homeostasis, and are involved in the regulation of gestational length. READ MORE
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9. Postpartum depression, depressive symptoms and parental stress in mothers and fathers 25-30 months after child birth : A family perspective
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the prevalence of postpartum depression and parental stress 25 - 30 months after delivery. The first study was conducted 25 months after delivery. READ MORE
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10. Biomarkers for Peripartum Depression : Focusing on aspects of the immune system and the metabolome
Abstract : Peripartum depression is a common, multifactorial, and potentially devastating disease among new mothers. A biological marker for peripartum depression would facilitate early detection, better understanding of the pathophysiology, and identification of targets for treatment. READ MORE