Sökning: "obstetric labour complications"

Visar resultat 11 - 14 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden obstetric labour complications.

1. 11. Domestic violence during pregnancy in Uganda : the social biomedical consequences and the relationship with induced abortion

   Författare :Dan K Kaye; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Adolescents; Coping strategies; Domestic violence; Decision-making; Hospitalization; Induced abortion; Low birth weight; Obstetric complications; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Social construction; Social context; Uganda.;

   Sammanfattning : Objectives: The specific objectives were to 1) determine the prevalence and predictors of domestic violence during pregnancy; 2) explore community perceptions of factors associated with domestic violence in Wakiso district of Uganda; 3) explore pregnant adolescents experiences and coping strategies regarding violence; 4) investigate the association between domestic violence, pregnancy intention and induced abortion; and 5) investigate whether domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with obstetric complications (leading to antepartum hospitalization) or low birth weight (LBW) delivery. Methods: Paper I was a cross-sectional study among 379 women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda, from January to May 2000, to assess risk factors, nature and severity of domestic violence during pregnancy. LÄS MER

3. 12. Severe maternal morbidity in Angola : studies on postpartum haemorrhage, jaundice and clinic-based audit

   Författare :Roland T Strand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Active management of third stage of labour; Angola; audit; jaundice; malaria; hepatitis E; postpartum haemorrhage; uterine rupture; waiting time;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Angola has recently ended a long period of warfare, which has resulted in an almost complete collapse of public health. In Luanda, the capital, some 70,000 deliveries take place in public facilities. Maternal morbidity and mortality is among the highest in the world. Postpartum haemorrhage is the dominant cause of death. LÄS MER

4. 13. Genital fistula among Ugandan women : risk factors, treatment outcomes, and experiences of patients and spouses

   Författare :Justus Kafunjo Barageine; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Genital fistula;

   Sammanfattning : Background: An estimated 2-3 million women globally and majorly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, suffer from genital fistula with an annual incidence of 50,000-100,000 women. Uganda like other low-income countries is not an exception and has an estimated fistula prevalence of 2%, with western Uganda having the highest prevalence of 4% among females aged 15-49 years. LÄS MER

5. 14. Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for women with negative birth experiences following childbirth

   Författare :Josefin Sjömark; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Thomas Parling; Margareta Larsson; Katja Boersma; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy; negative birth experience; post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD ; PTSD following childbirth; randomised controlled trial; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Sammanfattning : Childbirth can be associated with both positive and negative psychological reactions. The experience of labour and birth is subjective, multidimensional and complex including physiological and psychological factors. LÄS MER