Sökning: "fear of child birth"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden fear of child birth.

1. 1. Releasing and relieving encounters : Experiences of pregnancy and childbirth

   Författare :Ingela Lundgren; Margareta Grafström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; pregnancy; childbirth; women s experiences; encounter; pain; birth plan; hermeneutic; phenomenological; intervention study; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

   Sammanfattning : The experience of childbirth is an important life event for women, which may follow them throughout life. The overall aim of this thesis has been to describe and analyse these experiences from the women's perspective as well as the encounter between the woman and the midwife, and the possibility that a birth plan might improve women's experience of childbirth. LÄS MER

3. 2. Clinical aspects of childbirth-related anxiety

   Författare :Katri Nieminen; Klaas Wijma; Gerhard Andersson; Elsa-Lena Ryding; Barbro Wijma; Steven J. Linton; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; Childbirth-related PTSD; prevalence; societal costs; Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Although giving birth is a positive experience for many, some 10% of pregnant Swedish women suffer from severe fear of childbirth (FOC), which impairs their daily functioning and poses a risk for a negative delivery experience. This thesis focuses on the mental and health-economic effects of severe FOC, and explores new treatment options for childbirth-related anxiety. LÄS MER

4. 3. Mode of delivery : does it affect contact with the newborn child, future reproduction and health-related quality of life five years after the birth of the first child?

   Författare :Anna-Karin Klint Carlander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :mode of delivery;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Major changes have occurred in Swedish maternity care since the early 20th century and is now characterized by an increased medicalisation. The incidence of caesarean section and instrumental vaginal births has risen substantially in Sweden the last decades, which means that fewer women give birth spontaneously. LÄS MER

5. 4. Making it happen : prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in rural Malawi

   Författare :Fyson Kasenga; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Maria Emmelin; Thorkild Tylleskär; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HIV; PMTCT; maternal services; Malamulo SDA Hospital; Malawi; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : The devastating consequences of HIV/AIDS have caused untold harm and human suffering globally. Over 33 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with HIV and AIDS and a majority of these are in sub-Saharan Africa. Women and children are more infected particularly in sub-Saharan countries. LÄS MER

7. 5. Caesarean section on maternal request : personality, fear of childbirth and signs of depression among first-time mothers

   Författare :Ingela Wiklund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Caesarean section on maternal request; personality; childbirth anxiety; depression;

   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