Search for dissertations about: "postnatal visit"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words postnatal visit.
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1. Hyperglycemia, nutrition and health outcomes in preterm infants
Abstract : BackgroundSurvival among very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely preterm (EPT) infants has increased markedly during the last decades. Neonatal hyperglycemia is common in these infants and is known to be associated with adverse outcomes. READ MORE
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2. Sexual life after childbirth and aspects of midwives’ counselling at the postnatal check-up
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how sexual life after childbirth is communicated, addressed and reflected upon among new mothers, fathers and midwives and the impact of leaving first and minor second degree tears after childbirth unsutured. Specific aims were to compare two groups of women with minor lacerations (first and second degree) after a vaginal delivery, with respect to the healing process and experience when the lacerations were sutured or left to heal spontaneously (I); to elucidate women s experience of their sexual life after childbirth (II); to describe fathers' reflections about sexual life 3-6 months after the birth of their child (III); to describe midwives reflections on counselling women at their postnatal checkups, with a special focus on sexuality (IV). READ MORE
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3. Brain structure and function in primary adrenal insufficiency
Abstract : Individuals with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), i.e., congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and autoimmune Addison’s disease (AAD), suffer from impaired production of the adrenal gland hormones cortisol and aldosterone, and in the case of AAD, also androgens. READ MORE
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4. Seeking referral care for newborns in eastern Uganda : community health workers’ role, caretakers’ compliance and provision of care
Abstract : Background: Newborn deaths contribute 44% of all under-five deaths. Community health worker (CHW) during home-visits may identify and refer newborns to health facilities for postnatal care and treatment of danger signs. READ MORE
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5. Women who do not attend parental education classes during pregnancy or after birth
Abstract : This thesis focuses on childbirth and parenthood education during pregnancy and the year after childbirth, and investigates attendance rates and factors associated with non-attendance, and women's experiences and possible effects of antenatal education. Also, women with a non-Swedish speaking background are analysed: their uptake of care at the antenatal and child health centres, and their own and their child s physical and emotional well-being up to five years after birth. READ MORE