Search for dissertations about: "midwife and newborn"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words midwife and newborn.

2. 1. Postnatal care - outcomes of various care options in Sweden

   Author : Lotta Ellberg; Ulf Högberg; Viveca Lindh; Ulla Waldenström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health economics; infant newborn; length of stay; maternal health services; midwife; patient satisfaction; patient readmission; postnatal care; postpartum; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Obstetrik och gynekologi;

   Abstract : Background: In high-income countries, hospital length of stay after a normal birth has gradually decreased correspondingly to length of stay in care of other patients. A short stay provides a greater opportunity for autonomy and an increased sense of participation, but it may involve great challenges satisfying parental guidance as well as on the possibility of preventing, discovering, and treating neonatal medical conditions. READ MORE

4. 2. Confidence in Midwifery : Midwifery students and midwives’ perspectives

   Author : Lena Bäck; Ingegerd Hildingsson; Annika Karlström; Katarina Tunon; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Clinical Practice; Competence; Confidence; Knowledge; Learning; Midwifery; Midwifery education; Midwifery students; Barnmorskestudenter; Barnmorskeutbildning; Klinisk träning; Kompetens; Trygghet; Kunskap; Lärande;

   Abstract : A confident midwife has an impact on a pregnant woman’s clinical outcome and birth experience. Knowledge acquisition, competence, and confidence develops over a lifetime and is of great importance in developing and forming personal skills and allowing the personal traits to grow and mature. READ MORE

5. 3. Buildning a midwifery profession in South Asia

   Author : Malin Bogren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; midwifery profession; midwife; midwifery education; midwifery strategy; South Asia; Complex Adaptive Systems; mixed-methods approach;

   Abstract : Midwives are key professionals in improving maternal and child health globally, but establishing a midwifery profession in low-income countries is proving to be difficult. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the situation and building of a midwifery profession in South Asia, and to reveal how influential actors are connected to one another in the building of a profession, especially in Nepal and Bangladesh. READ MORE

6. 4. Childbirth care in affluence and poverty : maternity routines in Sweden and Zambia

   Author : Anna-Berit Ransjö Arvidsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : newborn behaviour and physiology; reproductive epidemiology; midwifery care; international health;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to explore maternity practices during normal childbirth, both in an industrialised and in a low-income country, and to increase the knowledge about how these practices affect mother/newborn interaction and health. The studies have been carried out in Sweden and Zambia. READ MORE

7. 5. Becoming a father : Sources of information, birth preference, and experiences of childbirth and postnatal care

   Author : Margareta Johansson; Ingegerd Hildingsson; Christina Rubertsson; Ingela Rådestad; Marie Berg; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : Birth experience; Fatherhood; Mode of birth; Postnatal care; Preference; Social support; Transition; Quality of care;

   Abstract : The period of pregnancy and childbirth is an important and sensitive time for men’s upcoming parenthood. Research into fathers’ experiences of childbearing has received less attention compared to maternal experiences. READ MORE