Search for dissertations about: "perinatal mortality"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words perinatal mortality.
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21. Chronic hepatitis : morbidity and mortality in patients and their children
Abstract : Chronic hepatitis, morbidity and mortality of the patients and their children The spread of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection started in Sweden in the end of the 1960s with a culmination in the 1970s, most likely due to increased injection drug use. Mandatory notification of acute and chronic HCV infection in Sweden started in 1990. READ MORE
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22. Prenatal Arsenic Exposure and Consequences for Pregnancy Outcome and Infant Health : Epidemiological Studies in Bangladesh
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyse possible effects of prenatal arsenic exposure on foetal and infant health. The setting is Bangladesh, where two cohorts were studied, both part of a health and demographic surveillance system in Matlab. READ MORE
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23. Improving quality of neonatal care practices in Nepal
Abstract : Despite the availability of cost-effective interventions, resource-poor countries are facing a high burden of preventable neonatal deaths, mainly due to low coverage and poor quality of care. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement (QI) package on newborn care practices in Nepal. READ MORE
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24. Clinical and Biochemical Features of Adult Diabetes Mellitus in Sudan
Abstract : The high prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the Sudanese population is linked to obesity, poor glycaemic control and a high rate of complications. This study investigated 1/ Leptin hormone and its correlations with different biochemical characteristics in Sudanese diabetic subjects, 2/ The impact of glycaemic control on pregnancy outcome in pregnancies with diabetes, 3/ The glycaemic response to Sudanese traditional carbohydrate foods, 4/ The influence of glucose self-monitoring on the glycaemic control among this population, 5/ The health related quality of life in Sudanese subjects with diabetes-related lower limb amputation. READ MORE
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25. Brain imaging in extremely preterm infants : relations to perinatal factors and outcome
Abstract : The survival of extremely preterm infants has improved over the last decades along with the advances in perinatal care. These immature children are born at a vulnerable stage of brain development, before entering the third trimester of gestation, and are at an increased risk for brain injuries, atypical brain development and subsequent adverse neurodevelopment. READ MORE