Search for dissertations about: "midwife"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the word midwife.

  2. 36. Task shifting in the provision of medical abortion

    Author : Rebecca Gomperts; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Unsafe abortion is one of the main causes of maternal mortality. Each year, approximately 21.6 million women worldwide still undergo an unsafe abortion resulting in an estimated 47000 deaths. Currently 39% of the population lives in countries with highly restrictive abortion laws. READ MORE

  4. 37. Sexually transmitted infections and other reproductive tract infections in rural Vietnam : current situation, management and implications for control

    Author : Pham Thi Lan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Sexually transmitted infections; reproductive tract infections; prevalence; knowledge; perception; attitude; health-seeking pattern; community; healthcare provider; rural; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and other reproductive tract infections (RTI) constitute a huge health and economic burden in low-income countries. The infections may result in severe sequelae, particularly in women, and facilitate HIV acquisition and transmission. READ MORE

  5. 38. 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

  6. 39. Work, cooperation and professionalization : a multiple case study

    Author : Ylva Fältholm; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial Work Environment; Industriell produktionsmiljö;

    Abstract : This dissertation, originally aimed at investigating cooperation in heterogeneous as well as homogeneous groups, is based on a multiple case study presented in six separate, but partly related papers. These papers, preceded by Part 1 with an introduction and Part II, dealing with the method used, are divided into three different parts. READ MORE

  7. 40. Factors related to depression in women - over the life course

    Author : Pia Gudmundsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Depression; Women; Epidemiology; etiology; Life course; Biological factors; Cerebrospinal fluid; Biomarkers; Birth-related; Population-based; PPSW;

    Abstract : FACTORS RELATED TO DEPRESSION IN WOMEN – OVER THE LIFE COURSE Pia Gudmundsson Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 2012 Background: Depression is a serious and common disorder that is predominant in women and has an unclear etiology. To evaluate factors related to depression is of great value and the main purpose of this thesis. READ MORE