Search for dissertations about: "Transition to Parenthood"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Transition to Parenthood.

  2. 6. Experiences of parenthood and parental support during the child's first year

    Author : Kerstin Nyström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to describe parents' experiences of parenthood, mothers' experiences of being separated from their newborns, and also mothers' experiences of an intervention to provide parental support. Data were collected through a review of the literature (I) and through tape-recorded narrative interviews with mothers (II, III). READ MORE

  4. 7. Essays on Income and Fertility: Sweden 1968-2009

    Author : Ernesto Silva; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; Entry into Parenthood; Continued Childbearing; Childlessness; Parental Leave; Family Policies; Income and Fertility;

    Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to produce a cohesive study on how income is related to different events that constitute fertility, such as entry into parenthood, continued childbearing, and the risk of remaining childless. Relying on register-based longitudinal data on men and women living in Sweden between 1968 and 2009, this study aims to contribute to the literature by providing insight into whether or not income facilitates fertility and how it changes across parity transitions, gender, and educational attainment. READ MORE

  5. 8. The midwife´s dialogue about alcohol in a lifecycle perspective with both parents-to-be

    Author : Hjördis Högberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol consumption; AUDIT-C; drinking context; health promotion; intervention; life cycle perspective; partners; pregnancy; social support;

    Abstract : Alcohol use during pregnancy can damage the fetus. Midwives at antenatal care (ANC) screen pregnant women for risk drinking in early pregnancy. There are however, no routines involving both parents-to-be in a dialogue about alcohol. READ MORE

  6. 9. Couples in Sweden : studies on family and work

    Author : Ann-Zofie E. Duvander; Sonja Drobnic; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis contains four separate studies that in various ways focus on family and work in Sweden. The studies address different dimensions of how family and work are connected, which is increasingly important as most men and women today participate in both spheres. READ MORE

  7. 10. Studies on Parental Leave and Co-residence using Swedish Register Data

    Author : Helen Eriksson; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Elizabeth Thomson; Linda L. Haas; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

    Abstract : Understanding the two primary life-course events that create and accelerate gender inequality within the couple -- the transition to parenthood and parental separation -- may ameliorate their far-reaching consequences over the life-course in multiple domains of life. This thesis includes four studies on various aspects of these life-course events. READ MORE