Search for dissertations about: "congenital malformations in newborn"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words congenital malformations in newborn.

2. 1. Maternal smoking and congenital malformations

   Author : Karin Källén; Tornbladinstitutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; teratologi; Utvecklingsbiologi; embryology human ; ontogeny; Epidemiology; smoking; malformation; pregnancy; registry; confounders; teratology; Development biology; embryologi människa ;

   Abstract : About two percent of Swedish newborn infants are born with a significant congenital malformations which is reported to the Swedish Registry of Congenital Malformations (RCM), and/or the Swedish Medical Birth Registry (MBR). In spite of persistent public health recommendations, about 16% of the Swedish pregnant women are smoking during pregnancy (1996). READ MORE

4. 2. Posterior ocular malformations in children : teratological aspects

   Author : Kristina Teär Fahnehjelm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Teratology; ocular malformations; visual impairment; anti-epileptic drugs; congenital infection; optic nerve hypoplasia; coloboma; magnetic resonance imaging; neonatal cholestasis; dried blood spots;

   Abstract : Posterior ocular malformations are common causes of visual impairment in Swedish children. The most frequent diagnoses within this group are optic nerve hypoplasia and optic nerve/chorioretinal coloboma. Genetic factors, teratogens like medical/addictive drugs or congenital infections and unknown factors may cause these malformations. READ MORE

5. 3. Ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies

   Author : Annamari Nikkilä; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sexuality; Obstetrik; andrology; congenital malformations; ultrasound; gynekologi; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet; reproduction; gynaecology; Obstetrics; fetal diagnosis;

   Abstract : We studied the prenatal detection rate of various malformations during a study period of 16 years in a population in southern Sweden consisting of 141 240 deliveries. The overall detection rate was 28.4% and the false positive diagnoses were very few. READ MORE

6. 4. Mechanisms in disorders of sex development

   Author : Michela Barbaro; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : “Is it a boy or a girl?” This is usually the first question that parents have when their baby is born. Sometimes it is not possible to give an immediate answer. This is the case when the newborn presents ambiguous external genitalia and an immediate sex assignment is not possible. READ MORE

7. 5. Children with congenital unilateral sensorineural hearing loss : etiology, newborn diagnostics, and hearing aid amplification

   Author : Marlin Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Congenital unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (uSNHL) comprises about 25% of the sensorineural hearing losses (SNHLs) found through newborn hearing screening (NHS) programs. Even if children with congenital uSNHL struggle in school and everyday listening situations, studies on etiology, hearing aid (HA) outcomes and intervention are few, so it is still unknown when and how intervention is optimally provided. READ MORE