Search for dissertations about: "labour pain"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words labour pain.

2. 6. Pelvic pain in pregnancy : Studies on symphyseal distension, serum relaxin levels and the influence of living conditions

   Author : Kenneth Björklund; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Pelvic pain; pregnancy; symphyseal distension; relaxin; living conditions; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

   Abstract : Symphyseal width was assessed in 15 non-pregnant females using radiography and ultrasonography. Regression equation: y = 0.98x + 0.30 (mm), r2 = 0. READ MORE

4. 7. Central-block techniques for reliet of labour pain

   Author : Susanne Ledin Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Access to effective pain relief is today a natural part of modem obstetrics. When epidurals for relief of labour pain were introduced during the 1970s, local anaesthetics in high concentrations were used. This caused extensive motor block, affecting propulsive ability during second stage, with increased risk of caesarean and instrumental delivery. READ MORE

5. 8. Intrathecal adenosine for treatment of acute pain : safety assessments and evaluation in experimental, surgical and labour pain

   Author : Kerstin Rane Lindgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adenosine; intrathecal; central sensitisation; neurotoxicity; spinal cord blood flow; analgesia; anaesthetic requirement; postoperative pain; labour pain.;

   Abstract : Adenosine is an endogenous compound present in all cells in the body with a wide range of physiological effects. Exogenous administration of adenosine is used clinically as an antiarrytmic agent and as a vasodilator. READ MORE

6. 9. Chronic pain related to childbirth : Prevalence, characteristics, women's experiences about its impact and support from healthcare

   Author : Beata Molin; Susanne Georgsson; Anna Sand; Anna-Karin Berger; Sofia Zwedberg; Linda Vixner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sophiahemmet Högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Background: Pregnancy and labour often entail pain and tissue damage, which may lead to the development of chronic pain. Globally, chronic pain, defined as pain that persists after three months, is a leading cause of lasting suffering and disability. If pain is not timely diagnosed and adequately treated it can become a chronic condition. READ MORE

7. 10. Acupuncture in Obstetrics and Anaesthesia

   Author : Nina Kvorning; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anestesiologi; intensivvård; auditory evoked potentials; intensive care; Anaesthesiology; sevoflurane; surgery; minimal alveolar concentration; inhalation; electric stimulation; obstetrics; delivery; childbirth; tender points; maternaty care; anesthesia; analgesia; labor; pregnancy; acupuncture; pain;

   Abstract : The aims of the present thesis (I-V) were to evaluate the analgesic and adverse effects of manual acupuncture for low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy (I) and for labour pain (II-III), and also to study the effects of low-frequency electro acupuncture (EA) on clinical physiological responses to skin incision in anaesthetized patients (IV-V). Acupuncture in obstetric patients (I-III) Manual acupuncture in obstetric patients was found to relieve pain in one prospective randomised (I) and two retrospective (II-III) studies. READ MORE