Search for dissertations about: "spontaneous abortion"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words spontaneous abortion.

2. 6. Unsafe abortion in Tanzania : an empathetic approach to improve post-abortion quality of care

   Author : Vibeke Rasch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Abortion; contraceptive acceptance; induced; longitudinal; magnitude; unsafe; Tanzania.;

   Abstract : Background: Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem throughout the world, leading to high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality. To address the problem of unsafe abortion, there is need of reliable data that document the magnitude of the problem and describe the population at risk. READ MORE

4. 7. Maternal deaths in Mozambique : an audit approach with special reference to adolescence, abortion and violence

   Author : Ana Carla L Granja; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adolescence; matemal mortality; audit; avoidability; antenatal care; malaria; pregnancy-induced hypertension; abortion; violence; Mozambique.;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the present thesis was to elucidate the causes and circumstances that surround maternal deaths occurring in Hospital Central de Maputo (HCM). The specific aims were 1: to identify the major causes of direct and indirect matemal deaths, and by utilizing the audit approach, to address the avoidability aspect in each case, 2: to estimate the contribution of malaria to matemal mortality, 3: to compare the main causes of direct and indirect matemal death in adolescents with those in non-adolescents, and the prevalence of risk factors used in antenatal cards with the intention to identify "high risk pregnancy" among such women, 4: to review pregnancy-related deaths due to injuries in HCM, and to elucidate the contribution of violence (homicide and suicide) to these deaths, 5: to estimate the trends of matemal mortality in a ten year period, with special reference to adolescents, and to compare the contribution of induced abortion to matemal mortality in two periods in which different policies regarding abortion were applied. READ MORE

5. 8. Between opportunities and risks : adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Zambia

   Author : Elisabeth Dahlbäck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adolescents; premarital pregnancies; contraception; abortion; gender; Zambia;

   Abstract : Background: Adolescence is a dynamic period in life with both opportunities and risks related to the culturally constructed gender norms. Many adolescents in sub-Saharan countries, Zambia included, lack control over their own sexual and reproductive lives, due to factors such as gender inequality, poverty, and sociocultural and religious norms. READ MORE

6. 9. Pregnancy related risk factors for breast cancer

   Author : Gunnar Larfors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Breast neoplasms; epidemiology; etiology; pregnancy; hydatidiform mole; hyperemesis; abortion;

   Abstract : Pregnancies offer a life-long reduction in breast cancer risk. It has repeatedly been shown that both number of pregnancies and age at first birth affect the future breast cancer risk. The mechanisms for this protection are still not fully investigated. READ MORE

7. 10. Health effects in biomedical research laboratory personnel in Sweden : cancer occurrence and reproductive outcomes

   Author : Helena Wennborg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : cohort study; laboratory work; organic solvents; brain tumor; breast cancer; melanoma; spontaneous abortion; large-for-gestational age; time-to-pregnancy; fecundability;

   Abstract : The main purposes of this thesis were to study mortality and cancer incidence among individuals working in biological and medical (biomedical) research laboratories as well as to investigate the possible adverse effects on reproduction in female laboratory personnel. This work is based on two cohorts. READ MORE