Search for dissertations about: "maternal health care"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 201 swedish dissertations containing the words maternal health care.

  1. 11. "If really we are committed things can change starting from us providers" Improving postpartum care : A facilitation intervention at government-owned health institutions in a low-resource suburb in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Author : Eunice Pallangyo; Pia Olsson; Carina Källestål; Columba Mbekenga; Christine Rubertsson; Marie Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Globally, postpartum care is a neglected area in the continuum of maternal and newborn services. Facilitation interventions focusing on addressing local problems report positive results in improving the health of mothers and newborns in low-resource settings. READ MORE

  2. 12. Whose Knowledge Counts? : A Study of Providers and Users of Antenatal Care in Rural Zimbabwe

    Author : Thubelihle Mathole; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Gunilla Lindmark; Els van Dongen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; International health; Evidence-based care; HIV AIDS; maternal health; midwifery; nurses; pregnancy; traditional birth attendants; Zimbabwe; Internationell hälsa; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis presents perspectives and experiences of different stakeholders and their ways of reasoning around pregnancy and pregnancy care. Data were generated from individual interviews with 25 health care providers, 18 women and 6 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as well as 11 focus groups discussions with women, men and TBAs. READ MORE

  3. 13. Maternal and Neonatal Death Review System to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Health Care Services in Bangladesh

    Author : Animesh Biswas; Koustuv Dalal; Fazlur Rahman; Charli Eriksson; Ragnar Westerling; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bangladesh; Facility Death Review; Maternal and Neonatal Health; Social Autopsy; Verbal Autopsy; Folkhälsovetenskap; Public health;

    Abstract : Bangladesh has made encouraging progress in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality over the past two decades. However, deaths are much higher than in many other countries. The death reporting system to address maternal, neonatal deaths and stillbirths is still poor. READ MORE

  4. 14. ’Moving On’ and Transitional Bridges : Studies on migration, violence and wellbeing in encounters with Somali-born women and the maternity health care in Sweden

    Author : Ulrika Byrskog; Marie Klingberg-Allvin; Pia Olsson; Birgitta Essén; Ragnhild Elise Johansen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Somali-born women; violence; transition; migration; childbearing; midwife; maternal health; perinatal health; wellbeing; qualitative; case-control; International Health; Internationell hälsa; Kvinnor och mäns erfarenheter och upplevelser av könsrelaterat våld i väpnade konflikter;

    Abstract : During the latest decade Somali-born women with experiences of long-lasting war followed by migration have increasingly encountered Swedish maternity care, where antenatal care midwives are assigned to ask questions about exposure to violence. The overall aim in this thesis was to gain deeper understanding of Somali-born women’s wellbeing and needs during the parallel transitions of migration to Sweden and childbearing, focusing on maternity healthcare encounters and violence. READ MORE

  5. 15. Social determinants and the role of maternal health care services for equity in maternal health in Ghana from 1988 – 2008

    Author : Benedict Oppong Asamoah; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; inequality; social determinants; equity; socio-economic factors; maternal mortality; maternal health; fertility; modern contraception; antenatal care; skilled birth attendants; policy; health care services; Ghana;

    Abstract : Maternal health services are the least equitable health care services in most low- and middle-income countries. Improving maternal health in Ghana continues to be a major public health challenge. READ MORE