Search for dissertations about: "Quality, obstetric care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words Quality, obstetric care.

2. 1. Women's call for caring care : perspectives of Chinese women with gestational diabetes mellitus about beliefs, self-care behavior, quality of care and lived experience

   Author : Li Ge; Mikael Rask; Kerstin Wikby; Janeth Jeksell; Jimmie Kristensson; Elizabeth Svalenius; Marie Oscarsson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gestational diabetes; Beliefs; Behavior; Care; Lived experience; China; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to explore the perspectives of Chinese women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) focused on their beliefs about health and illness and self-care behavior, the quality of care in China, and their lived experience.                      All the studies were conducted with qualitative methodology using individual interviews. READ MORE

4. 2. Quality Aspects of Maternal Health Care in Tanzania

   Author : David Paradiso Urassa; Gunilla Lindmark; Lennarth Nyström; Anders Carlstedt; Jos van Roosmalen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; quality assessment; essential obstetric; antenatal care; evaluations; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

   Abstract : This thesis assesses some indicators of quality for maternity care in Tanzania, using antenatal management of anaemia and hypertension and emergency obstetric care as focal points. The care of pregnant women consecutively enrolled in antenatal care (n=379) was observed and compared with quality standard criteria. READ MORE

5. 3. Beyond ‘Cesarean Overuse’ : Hospital-Based Audits of Obstetric Care and Maternal Near Miss in Tehran, Iran

   Author : Soheila Mohammadi; Birgitta Essén; Isis Amer Wåhlin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caesarean section; maternal near miss; clinical audit; care quality; care experience; Afghan migrants; Iran; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : With one in two women delivering surgically, Iran has one of the highest rates of cesarean section (CS) worldwide. CS overuse in low-risk pregnancies potentially exposes women to Maternal Near-Miss (MNM) morbidity with minimal health benefits. This thesis studied obstetric care quality and MNM at hospitals with high rates of CS in Tehran, Iran. READ MORE

6. 4. Maternal Mortality in Sweden : Classification, Country of Birth, and Quality of Care

   Author : Annika Esscher; Birgitta Essén; Ulf Högberg; Jos van Roosmalen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; underreporting; foreign-born; immigrants; low-income countries; suboptimal care; audit; suicide; reproductive age; maternal death; maternal care; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap;

   Abstract : After decades of decrease, maternal mortality rates have shown a slight increase in Europe. Immigrants, especially Africans, have shown to be at higher risk than native women. This could not be explained solely by well-known obstetric and socio-economic risk factors. READ MORE

7. 5. Quality of maternal healthcare : Exploring severe maternal outcomes and the influence of delays and decision-making on caesarean sections in a low-resource setting

   Author : Jonah Kiruja; Marie Klingberg-Allvin; Fatumo Osman; Helena Litorp; Abdi Gele; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Somaliland; maternal mortality; delayed caesarean section; maternal near miss; severe maternal outcomes; emergency obstetric care; low resource setting;

   Abstract : Somaliland has one of the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide, yet there is limited evidence for severe maternal outcomes and challenges with the provision and utilisation of emergency obstetric care (EmOC). This thesis studied quality of maternal healthcare by exploring severe maternal outcomes and the influences of delays and decision-making on caesarean sections in Somaliland. READ MORE