Search for dissertations about: "thesis on newborn cord care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on newborn cord care.

2. 1. Improving neonatal health care in Nepal

   Author : Olivia Brunell; Mats Målqvist; Anna Bergström; Uwe Ewald; Debra Jackson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; global health; quality improvement; neonatal health care; Nepal; neonatal mortality; essential newborn care; delayed cord clamping; skin-to-skin contact; KMC; early initiation of breastfeeding; breastfeeding; parent-infant closeness; satisfaction with care; provision of care; experience of care; Pediatrik; Pediatrics; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : Every year, millions of newborns die globally due to poor quality of care around the time of birth. The overall aim of this thesis was to inform and test design of quality improvement (QI) interventions in Nepal. READ MORE

4. 2. Delayed cord clamping in Nepal-Evidence for implementation

   Author : Nisha Rana; Mats Målqvist; Ola Andersson; Ashish KC; Thorkild Tylleskär; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Attitude; Clinical Practice; Ferritin; Haemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anaemia; Iron status; Jaundice; Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; Newborn; Neurodevelopment; Randomized controlled trial; Umbilical cord clamping.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to investigate effects of timing of umbilical cord clamping on newborn health, and on infant outcomes up to 12 months of age in a high-risk population and to explore the context of implementing changed umbilical cord clamping practices in Nepal.A randomised controlled trial with 540 late preterm and term infants born by normal vaginal delivery was set up at a maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. READ MORE

5. 3. Seeking referral care for newborns in eastern Uganda : community health workers’ role, caretakers’ compliance and provision of care

   Author : Christine Nalwadda Kayemba; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Newborn;

   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

6. 4. Understanding newborn care in Uganda : towards future interventions

   Author : Peter Waiswa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Evidence-based; newborn care practices; preterm care; community health workers; delays; continuum of care; Uganda;

   Abstract : Background: The highest rates of newborn deaths are in Africa. Existing evidence-based interventions could reduce up to 72% of the 3.8 million newborn deaths which occur every year worldwide, but are yet to be operationalised at scale in sub-Saharan health systems. READ MORE

7. 5. Improving quality of neonatal care practices in Nepal

   Author : Dipak Raj Chaulagain; Mats Målqvist; Ashish KC; Johan Wrammert; Brett Nelson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; neonatal mortality; quality improvement; neonatal resuscitation; early essential newborn care; delayed cord clamping; early initiation of breastfeeding; scale-up; 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