Search for dissertations about: "perinatal morbidity and mortality"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words perinatal morbidity and mortality.
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1. Gender differences in perinatal morbidity and long term consequences of preterm birth
Abstract : Newborn male infants have higher morbidity and mortality than female infants. Male fetal gender is associated with an overall increased risk of preterm birth and complications related to pregnancy are overrepresented in women carrying male fetuses. READ MORE
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2. Perinatal Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality in Left Heart Anomalies
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3. Management of late term pregnancy
Abstract : Background: The optimal time point to intervene and induce labour in women with a low-risk pregnancy, in order to decrease perinatal adverse outcome, is up for debate. Some advocate for induction of labour (IOL) at 41 gestational weeks (GW) and others for expectant management (EM) until 42 GW. READ MORE
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4. Genetic factors affecting pregnancy duration in humans
Abstract : This thesis investigates the mechanisms behind human pregnancy duration. Too short gestation is a direct cause of perinatal, neonatal, and infant mortality. Deviation from normal pregnancy length is also associated with a child's morbidity, even in the adulthood. READ MORE
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5. Health in Women of Reproductive Age : A Survey in Rural Zimbabwe
Abstract : General and reproductive health and reproductive outcome were described in rural women of childbearing age (15-44 years) during 1992-93 in a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe. Through a two-stage sampling procedure twelve villages were selected at random, and 79% of the women in the villages accepted to participate (n=1213). READ MORE