Search for dissertations about: "women’s health and wellbeing"

Showing result 16 - 18 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words women’s health and wellbeing.

  1. 16. Pelvic floor complications after vaginal birth : short- and long-term consequenses for primiparous women in Sweden

    Author : Susanne Åhlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Primiparous;

    Abstract : Women giving birth to their first baby often sustain some form of perineal injury. These injuries can cause short- and long-term pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and may affect their health. This thesis focuses on a sample of 597 primiparous women who participated in the MIMA (Midwives’ Management during the Second Stage of Labour) project. READ MORE

  2. 17. Looking for "The Equalizer" in antenatal care : developing and evaluating language-supported group antenatal care in Sweden

    Author : Malin Ahrne; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Group antenatal care (gANC) is an antenatal care (ANC) model that aims to empower women and has demonstrated potential to improve outcomes for groups of women with poorer reproductive health outcomes. The overall aim of this thesis was to develop and test the acceptability and impact of language-supported gANC for Somali-born women in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 18. Becoming a mother at an advanced age : pregnancy, outcomes, psychological distress, experience of childbirth and satisfaction with life

    Author : Vigdis Aasheim; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Advanced age;

    Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to investigate adverse pregnancy outcomes, and pregnancy and psychological experiences in women who become mothers in the later phase of the reproductive period. The age of first-time mothers has increased in most high-income countries in recent decades. READ MORE