Search for dissertations about: "home to home antenatal care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words home to home antenatal care.

  2. 1. Reproductive outcomes in rural Vietnam. Perspectives and experiences by pregnant women and health care professionals on pregnancy promotion and maternal health care

    Author : Sophie Graner; Ingrid Mogren; Gunilla Krantz; Elisabeth Darj; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Maternal health services; Maternal health care; Antenatal care; Reproductive health; Pregnancy outcome; Pregnancy complications; Perinatal mortality; Neonatal mortality; Birth weight; Small for gestational age; Epidemiology; Cohort study; Qualitative research; Content analysis; Vietnam; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

    Abstract : Background Reproductive health and health events associated with pregnancy including induced abortions are among the most important factors for the health of fertile women. Adverse outcomes have an impact on women’s reproductive health and their overall health as well as the health of their offspring. READ MORE

  4. 2. Pre-hospital Barriers to Emergency Obstetric Care : Studies of Maternal Mortality and Near-miss in Bolivia and Guatemala

    Author : Mattias Rööst; Birgitta Essén; Jerker Liljestrand; Veronique Filippi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : pre-hospital barriers; maternal mortality; near-miss; traditional birth attendants; social marginalization; Bolivia; Guatemala; barreras pre-hospitalarias; mortalidad materna; morbilidad obstétrica severa; parteras tradicionales; marginalización social; Bolivia; Guatemala; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Abstract : Maternal mortality is a global health concern but inequalities in utilization of maternal health care are not clearly understood. Severe morbidity (near-miss) is receiving increased attention due to methodological difficulties in maternal mortality studies. READ MORE

  5. 3. Maternity care in Zambia : with special reference to social support

    Author : Margaret C Maimbolwa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Social support; safe motherhood; maternity care; midwifery care; breastfeeding.;

    Abstract : The Zambian woman starts childbearing early and gives birth to an average of 5.9 children during her reproductive period. The already high levels of maternal deaths are increasing in Zambia. Only 43 per cent of the women deliver with the assistance of a skilled attendant. READ MORE

  6. 4. Who can save the unseen? : Studies on neonatal mortality in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam

    Author : Mats Målqvist; Lars-Åke Persson; Uwe Ewald; Lars Wallin; Zulfiquar Bhutta; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neonatal mortality; Inequity; Ethnic minorities; Care seeking; Delivery care utilization; Under-reporting; Vietnam; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Abstract : Globally, neonatal mortality has remained basically unchanged for the last three to four decades and every year almost four million newborns die before reaching one month of age. This persistent mortality is related to an invisibility of the newborn child in policies and statistics and a neglect of health care decision-makers, planners and practitioners to deliver a perinatal continuum of care. READ MORE

  7. 5. Unsafe abortion in Tanzania : an empathetic approach to improve post-abortion quality of care

    Author : Vibeke Rasch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Abortion; contraceptive acceptance; induced; longitudinal; magnitude; unsafe; Tanzania.;

    Abstract : Background: Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem throughout the world, leading to high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality. To address the problem of unsafe abortion, there is need of reliable data that document the magnitude of the problem and describe the population at risk. READ MORE