Sökning: "foetal loss"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden foetal loss.
1. Prenatal Arsenic Exposure and Consequences for Pregnancy Outcome and Infant Health : Epidemiological Studies in Bangladesh
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to analyse possible effects of prenatal arsenic exposure on foetal and infant health. The setting is Bangladesh, where two cohorts were studied, both part of a health and demographic surveillance system in Matlab. LÄS MER
2. Epidemiological and Spatial Association between Arsenic Exposure via Drinking Water and Morbidity and Mortality : Population based studies in rural Bangladesh
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to evaluate the risk for increased morbidity and mortality due to long-term arsenic exposure via drinking water by use of epidemiological and spatial approaches in studies performed in Matlab, Bangladesh. A total of 166,934 individuals aged 4 years and above were screened for skin lesions in 2002-2003. LÄS MER
3. Immune regulation at the foetal-maternal interface; implications for healthy and complicated pregnancies
Sammanfattning : For a successful pregnancy, the maternal immune system must acquire tolerance towards the paternal antigens present in the semi-allogeneic foetus. This tolerance is mainly established locally at the foetal-maternal interface, where foetally-derived trophoblasts invade the maternal endometrium (called decidua during pregnancy) and come in close proximity to maternal immune cells. LÄS MER
4. When birth turns to loss and grief - experiences, views and care in neonatal end-of-life practice
Sammanfattning : The aim was to describe the neonatal end-of-life practice and illuminate Swedish women's lived experiences of the threat and the reality of their neonate's dying and death as well as the care received. A further aim was to explore Muslim women's view of current Swedish neonatal-end-of-life care. LÄS MER
5. Use and Misuse of Oxytocin During Delivery
Sammanfattning : Obstetric malpractice claims, concerning delivery during a period of eight years, were analysed for motives behind disciplinary actions, and for the frequency of inappropriate oxytocin use.Failure to respond to signs of foetal distress, injudicious use of oxytocin and a failure to effect a timely delivery were the recurrent problems that accounted for the majority of disciplinary actions. LÄS MER