Search for dissertations about: "infant responses"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words infant responses.
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6. Studies on transmission and immune responses of the human hepaciviruses
Abstract : The hepatitis C virus (HCV) and GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) are the most recently identified hepaciviruses in the family of Flaviviridae. Although these viruses are transmitted mainly through parenteral routes a significant proportion of infected individuals lack identified transmission routes. READ MORE
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7. Development of functional asymmetries in young infants : A sensory-motor approach
Abstract : Human functional laterality, typically involving a right-sided preference in most sensory-motor activities, is still a poorly understood issue. This is perhaps particularly true in terms of what underlying mechanisms that may govern lateral biases, as well as the developmental origins and course of events. READ MORE
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8. Parent-infant skin-to-skin contact studies : parent-infant interaction and oxytocin levels during skin-to-skin contact after Cesarean section and mother-infant skin-to-skin contact as treatment for breastfeeding problems
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the impact of early skin-to-skin contact on maternal, paternal and infant interaction immediately after Cesarean section and personality profile in mothers. Furthermore, it was to study skin-to-skin contact between mothers and infants as a method to solve severe latch-on breastfeeding problems, even weeks after birth. READ MORE
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9. Singing, sharing, soothing : Family-centred music therapy during painful procedures in neonatal care
Abstract : To sing is to communicate. The soothing, comforting and emotional regulating properties of a lullaby are well-known cross-culturally and historically. This doctoral thesis addresses neonatal pain management from a novel and groundbreaking perspective, studying the efficacy of live music therapy on infants’ pain responses during venepuncture. READ MORE
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10. Feeding the very low birth weight infant : short and long term effects of tube feeding methods in early postnatal life
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate short term effects of enteral feeding methods, continuous versus intermittent bolus feeding in very low birth weight infants on gastro intestinal tolerance and growth (I) and, behavioural responses of stress during feeding (II) in early postnatal life. Furthermore, to compare and follow up of longer term effects of these enteral feeding methods on later breastfeeding capability (III). READ MORE