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Showing result 6 - 10 of 122 swedish dissertations containing the word breastfeeding.

  2. 6. Development of breastfeeding behavior in preterm infants : Behavioral and neurophysiological evidence of early competence

    Author : Kerstin Hedberg Nyqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Behavior; breastfeeding; development; electromyography; infant; mother; newborn; nurse; observation; oral; preterm; reliability; sucking; validity; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to develop a method for observation of maturational steps in preterm infants' breastfeeding behavior, test the reliability and validity of this method, describe this development and explore effects of certain infant and maternal factors on infant breastfeeding behavior. The Preterm Infant Breastfeeding Behavior Scale (PIBBS) was developed. READ MORE

  4. 7. Self-efficacy in breastfeeding mothers of term and preterm born infants

    Author : Emma Gerhardsson; Eva-Lotta Funkquist; Mats Eriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adaptation; Baby-Friendly; breastfeeding; mother; preterm infant; self-efficacy; support; training; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Breast milk is beneficial for all infants, but especially for infants born preterm and optimizing breastfeeding can enhance health outcomes. Despite this, breastfeeding duration has declined in more than twenty years in Sweden and even more among preterm infants. READ MORE

  5. 8. Reproductive Factors and Breast Cancer - Parity, Breastfeeding and Genetic Predisposition in Relation to Risk and Prognosis

    Author : Salma Butt; Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; subgroups; stage; survival; Breast cancer risk; parity; nulliparity; multiparity; breastfeeding; age at first birth; single nucleotide polymophisms;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study reproductive factors and genetic polymorphisms in relation to breast cancer risk and survival. An important component of this was to investigate the risk of specific breast cancer subgroups. READ MORE

  6. 9. Mothers’ Agency in Managing Breastfeeding and Other Work in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and New Delhi, India

    Author : Amal Omer-Salim; Pia Olsson; Lars-Åke Persson; Lars Dahlgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breastfeeding; Women; Mothers; Work; Employment; Agency; Tanzania; India; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Combining breastfeeding and other forms of work is desirable from both public health and labour productivity perspectives. This is often challenging, especially in low- or middle-income fast-growing urban settings. READ MORE

  7. 10. Support to breastfeeding women

    Author : Ingrid Blixt; Eva-Lotta Funkquist; Ove Axelsson; Sofia Zwedberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast Feeding; Counselling; Education; Family Support; Health Person-nel; Implementation Science; Infant; Interpersonal Relations; Self-Efficacy; Social Support; Parent-Child Relations; Quality of Health Care; Qualitative Research;

    Abstract : Breastfeeding has important health benefits for mothers and infants in high- and low-income countries. For that reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months and partial breastfeeding for two years or longer. READ MORE