Search for dissertations about: "mother and child healthcare"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words mother and child healthcare.
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1. Exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances and health effects in pregnant women and their children
Abstract : Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals that have gained attention during the last years. There are about 10,000 different PFAS compounds, and due to their unique chemical characteristics, PFAS has been used in a variety of industrial applications and household products since the 1950s. READ MORE
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2. Care for the New-Born : Breastfeeding and Skin-to-Skin Contact
Abstract : Breastfeeding is associated with improved health in mothers and children and human milk is especially beneficial for preterm infants. The vast majority of pregnant women in Sweden intend to breastfeed, but breastfeeding rates are suboptimal, with even lower rates for preterm infants. READ MORE
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3. Second Victims in Swedish Obstetrics
Abstract : The term “second victim” implies that healthcare providers can be pro-foundly affected by severe events in which a patient is badly injured or dies. The patient is the first victim. This thesis investigates the magnitude, riskfactors and consequences of becoming a second victim in Swedish delivery care. READ MORE
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4. Postpartum care in transition : parents' and midwives' expectations and experience of postpartum care including the use of videoconferencing
Abstract : The overall aims are to explore pregnant women's expectations of postpartum care, midwives experience of organizational and professional change and parents' and midwives' experiences of postpartum care using VC. During the 1980s early discharge was introduced to facilitate a more family-oriented postpartum care. READ MORE
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5. "Tired of weeping" : child death and mourning among Papel mothers in Guinea-Bissau
Abstract : The study examines the assumption that mothers in poverty stricken areas with high rates of fertility and child mortality will, as a survival strategy, neglect their children, sometimes with a fatal outcome and then fail to mourn their death. The thesis is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in 1993-98 among the Papel people in Guinea-Bissau, West-Africa. READ MORE