Sökning: "birth preparedness"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden birth preparedness.

1. 1. Obstructed labour and Birth preparedness: Community studies from Uganda

   Författare :Jerome Kabakyenga; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; obstructed labour; individual factors; health system factors; protecting own integrity; adverse outcomes; knowledge of danger signs; birth preparedness; assistance by skilled birth attendants; Uganda;

   Sammanfattning : Labour is said to be obstructed when the presenting part fails to descend through the birth canal despite strong uterine contractions. The condition is mostly prevalent in low-income countries where the main causes are cephalopelvic disproportion and malpresentation. LÄS MER

3. 2. Effect of Home Based Life Saving Skills education on knowledge of obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness, utilization of skilled care and male involvement : A Community-based intervention study in rural Tanzania

   Författare :Furaha August; Elisabeth Darj; Pia Axemo; Albrecht Jahn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness; Obstetric danger signs; Male Involvement; Community Health Workers; Maternal Health; Rural; Tanzania;

   Sammanfattning : Use of skilled care during antenatal visits and delivery is recommended to address the burden of maternal mortality. However there are few facility deliveries and insufficient knowledge of danger signs, especially in rural Tanzania. LÄS MER

4. 3. Effects of helping mothers survive bleeding after birth in-service training of maternity staff : a cluster-randomized trial and mixed-method evaluation

   Författare :Fadhlun M Alwy Al-beity; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) causes a significant amount of morbidity and mortality among mothers giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania included. One root cause is the insufficient health worker skills to address postpartum haemorrhage. To combat this in-service training using competency-based simulation is proposed. LÄS MER

5. 4. Characterizing retained placenta : epidemiology and pathophysiology of a critical obstetric disorder

   Författare :Margit Endler; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Retained placenta is associated with severe postpartum hemorrhage but its etiology and pathophysiology are largely unknown. Certain studies have suggested that retained placenta is associated to defective placentation disorders- pregnancy disorders with an initial defective placentation resulting in increased oxidative stress. LÄS MER

7. 5. ‘How good is good?’ : Studies of facility-based childbirth care in southern Mozambique, from the perspectives of women and health providers

   Författare :Sibone Mocumbi; Claudia Hanson; Ulf Högberg; Anna Bergström; Esperança Sevene; Khátia Munguambe; Albrecht Jahn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Facility-based childbirth; Obstetric fistula; Satisfaction with care; Health providers; Context assessment; Mozambique; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Sammanfattning : Despite the large shift toward facility-based childbirths occurred during the last 15 years in several low resource settings, including in Mozambique, the burden of maternal mortality and morbidity remain considerable. Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating of all maternal morbidities which still prevalent and is entirely avoidable. LÄS MER