Sökning: "low birth weight"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 148 avhandlingar innehållade orden low birth weight.

1. 21. Partner violence during pregnancy, psychosocial factors and child outcomes in Nicaragua

   Författare :Eliette Valladares Cardoza; Ulf Högberg; Berit Schei; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; abuse during pregnancy; partner violence; pregnant women; low birth weight; small for gestational age; Nicaragua; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden;

   Sammanfattning : The objectives of the thesis was to explore partner violence during pregnancy in Nicaragua – its prevalence and characteristics, how women perceive, understand and cope with it, its association with specific child outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth, and possible pathways. A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted with 478 pregnant women and for a sub-sample of 147 salivary cortisol was measured. LÄS MER

3. 22. Vulnerability and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia

   Författare :Gabriella Stålberg; Robert Bodén; Lisa Ekselius; Lena Flyckt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Coping; fetal growth; low birth weight; neuropeptides; outcome; problem solving skills; psychosis; risk factors; schizophrenia; siblings; social function; twins; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis offers a broad approach in elucidating biological risk factors, as well as psychological and social functioning in schizophrenia. The aims are as follows: (I) investigate the association between birth characteristics and schizophrenia, (II) study the association between levels of neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y (NPY) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), social function and longitudinal outcome in schizophrenia, (III) compare social functioning of patients with schizophrenia with their biological siblings and (IV) explore how siblings to patients with schizophrenia perceive the sibling relationship and their role. LÄS MER

4. 23. Birth Characteristics’ Impacton Future Reproduction and Morbidity Among Twins an dSingletons

   Författare :Marie Bladh; Gunilla Sydsjö; Ann Josefsson; John Carstensen; Orvar Finnström; Karin Pettersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Twin; singleton; preterm birth; SGA; reproduction; hospitalization; siblings;

   Sammanfattning : Globally, in both developed and developing countries, the twinning rates have increased since the early 70’s. A large proportion of twins are born preterm and/or small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and/or with a low birth weight. LÄS MER

5. 24. Visual function in very low birth weight adolescents : fifteen-year follow-up of children in southeast Sweden

   Författare :Kerstin Hellgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Very low birth weight (VLBW < 1500 g) carries an increased risk of visual and cognitive deficits. Long term follow-up studies are sparse. The associations between neural structure and visual and cognitive outcome need to be more fully explored. LÄS MER

7. 25. Determinants of Health Capital at Birth: Evidence from Policy Interventions

   Författare :Simona Bejenariu; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; health at birth; Romania; program evaluation; maternity leave benefits; austerity measures; fertility;

   Sammanfattning : Paper I: Austerity Measures and Infant Health. Lessons from an Unexpected Wage Cut Policy We investigate the effects on health at birth of a shock generated by a major (25%) and unexpected wage cut austerity measure that affected all public sector employees in Romania in 2010. LÄS MER