Search for dissertations about: "birth outcome"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 238 swedish dissertations containing the words birth outcome.
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16. Acidaemia at Birth: Risk factors, diagnosis and prognosis, with special reference to maternal fever in labour
Abstract : Acidaemia at birth is a result of an impaired intrauterine gas exchange. Between 1988 and 1996, acid-base balance in cord artery blood pH was assessed in 23 016 of 27 064 newborns (85%). Obstetric risk factors for acidaemia (cord artery pH < 7.05) were identified in a case-control study. READ MORE
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17. Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda
Abstract : Labour is said to be obstructed when the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are cephalopelvic disproportion and malpresentation. READ MORE
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18. Surviving Birth and Thriving : Identifying infants at risk of death and disability in low- and middle-income countries
Abstract : Background: Ending preventable newborn deaths is an unfinished global health agenda. Infants surviving birth have a right to thrive and to reach their full developmental potential. READ MORE
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19. Birth by vacuum extraction
Abstract : Background: In Sweden, vacuum extraction (VE) is used in almost every tenth woman to facilitate vaginal birth. VE is an important obstetric instrument that is used when shortening of the second stage of labor is necessary. VE has been associated with increased neonatal morbidity such as extracranial and cranial injuries. READ MORE
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20. Surveillance of late fetal growth restriction and outcome after late preterm birth
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