Sökning: "urban mothers"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden urban mothers.

  1. 1. The Role of the SHB Adapter Protein in Cell Differentiation and Development

    Författare :Vitezslav Kriz; Michael Welsh; Urban Lendahl; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Cell biology; SHB; transgene; ES cells; cavitation; knockout; mouse; vasculogenesis; hematopoiesis; endoderm; mesoderm; malformation; Cellbiologi;

    Sammanfattning : The present study was conducted in order to assess a role of the SH2 domain-containing adapter protein SHB in development and cell differentiation.Embryonic stem (ES) cells overexpressing SHB and SHB with an inactive SH2 domain (R522K-SHB) were obtained. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Mothers’ Agency in Managing Breastfeeding and Other Work in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and New Delhi, India

    Författare :Amal Omer-Salim; Pia Olsson; Lars-Åke Persson; Lars Dahlgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breastfeeding; Women; Mothers; Work; Employment; Agency; Tanzania; India; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Combining breastfeeding and other forms of work is desirable from both public health and labour productivity perspectives. This is often challenging, especially in low- or middle-income fast-growing urban settings. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Social Stratification of Children's Diet and Nutrition: Understanding Women's Situation in Addis Ababa

    Författare :Hanna Yemane Berhane; Eva-Charlotte Ekström; Magnus Jirström; Michelle Holdsworth; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :malnutrition; urban mothers; diet diversity; preschool children; social stratification; affordability; Addis Ababa; Ethiopia;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Childhood undernutrition is the cause of nearly half of all deaths in under-five children. In sub-Saharan African countries, this problem is further complicated by the rising prevalence of overweight. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Perinatal mental health among young women in urban China

    Författare :Simone Eliane Schwank; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In order to reach the WHO’s Sustainable Development Goals relating to maternal and infant health, maternal mental health preconditional needs to be addressed. The purpose of the thesis project was to explore how Shanghai women and health care providers perceive mental health problems during the perinatal period in urban China, in the light of the two-child policy. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Enhancing survival of mothers and their newborns in Tanzania

    Författare :Godfrey Mbaruku; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Maternal mortality; intervention; audit; Kigoma. Tanzania;

    Sammanfattning : General aims: The main purpose of the present studies was to examine the problem of maternal and perinatal mortality in an upcountry region of a low-income country. This was done by estimating the magnitude of maternal and perinatal mortality, both in the hospital and in the community, through elucidating the underlying causes of maternal and perinatal mortality, and by initiating low-cost interventions and monitoring mechanisms in order to enhance the survival of mothers and their newborns, in Kigoma, Tanzania. LÄS MER