Search for dissertations about: "birth size"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 139 swedish dissertations containing the words birth size.

  2. 11. Long-term cardiovascular follow-up after preterm birth

    Author : Anna-Karin Edstedt Bonamy; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A large number of studies show that the risk of cardiovascular disease is increased in people born with low birth weight. READ MORE

  4. 12. Causes and consequences of stress and tobacco exposure in utero on birth size, asthma and academic achievement

    Author : Cecilia Lundholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to further the understanding of the consequences of stress and smoking during pregnancy, the causes of intrauterine growth and asthma as well as the consequences of asthma on school performance and to explore explanations of observed associations. In Study I we investigated the associations between four measures of subjective distress and cortisol levels in early and late pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 13. Impact of litter size on sow health and welfare

    Author : Emma Andersson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Genetic improvement of litter size has been the main breeding goal in piglet production during the last decades, resulting in a steady increase in total number of born piglets in each litter both in Sweden and in other European countries. It has been suggested that large litters pose a major welfare problem for sows and piglets. READ MORE

  6. 14. Infertility in Men in Relation to Their Birth Characteristics

    Author : Susanne Liffner; Mats Hammar; Elizabeth Nedstrand; Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez; Gunilla Sydsjö; Britt Friberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: About 10-15 % of couples worldwide suffer from infertility, the inability to achieve a pregnancy after more than 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Causes can be related to female factors, male factors, or both. In about 20 % of the couples, the cause remains unexplained. READ MORE

  7. 15. Early life influences on adult organ function, health and disease, including data from Swedish population-based cohorts

    Author : Shantanu Sharma; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; Preconception care; Cardiovascular biomarkers; birth weight; gestational age; neoplasms; lipoprotein; prenatal care; pulse wave analysis;

    Abstract : Prenatal insults or adverse events during the in-utero period may lead to suboptimal function of adult organs because of the impairment of critical organ development and growth, as linked to lower birth weight. This may ultimately predispose the individual to the later onset of some diseases in adulthood, a process known as Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). READ MORE