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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 83 avhandlingar innehållade orden caesarean birth.
16. Quality of maternal healthcare : Exploring severe maternal outcomes and the influence of delays and decision-making on caesarean sections in a low-resource setting
Sammanfattning : Somaliland has one of the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide, yet there is limited evidence for severe maternal outcomes and challenges with the provision and utilisation of emergency obstetric care (EmOC). This thesis studied quality of maternal healthcare by exploring severe maternal outcomes and the influences of delays and decision-making on caesarean sections in Somaliland. LÄS MER
17. The long-term effects of obstetrical anal sphincter injury on pelvic floor function
Sammanfattning : Background: As women live longer, the long-term effects of childbirth may negatively affect their quality of life and professional careers. Aim: This thesis investigates the long-term effects of vacuum extraction (VE) and one and two obstetrical anal sphincter injuries (OASIs). LÄS MER
18. Home births in Sweden 1992-2005 : birth outcome and women’s experiences
Sammanfattning : This is the first national survey of planned home births in Sweden. We aimed to study women who had given birth or planned to give birth at home over the period from 1st of January 1992 to 30th of June 2005. LÄS MER
19. Initiation of ventilation, surfactant treatment, and lung function after preterm birth
Sammanfattning : The thesis investigates lung function and the effects of rescue surfactant treatment in mechanically ventilated preterm human infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), and the effects of ventilation at birth on the response to surfactant supplementation in preterm lambs. To assess lung function, the author recorded static pressure-volume (P-V) curves during passive deflation from total lung capacity (TLC) to ambient pressure and measured end-expiratory lung volume (FRC) during mechanical ventilation by tracer gas washout. LÄS MER
20. Caesarean section on maternal request : personality, fear of childbirth and signs of depression among first-time mothers
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study healthy first-time mothers requesting and undergoing an elective caesarean section (CS) and to compare these to healthy first-time mothers planning a vaginal delivery. The focus was socio-demographic factors, personality, depression, expectations and experience of birth. LÄS MER