Sökning: "maternal morbidity"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden maternal morbidity.

  1. 6. Barriers affecting women’s decision to seek care during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period in rural Kenya

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Författare :Carolina Mikaelsdotter; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Barriers; Water; sanitation hygiene WASH ; Health seeking behaviour; Antenatal care; Postnatal care.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Antenatal care (ANC), facility delivery and postnatal care (PNC), are proven to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in high burden settings. However, few rural pregnant women use these services sufficiently and it is essential to identify the barriers. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Predictors of childhood stunting in Ghana : A cross-sectional survey of the association between stunting among children under age five and maternal bio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in Ghana 2014

    Master-uppsats,

    Författare :Janet Kofi; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Stunting; Ghana; under five U-5 ; bio-demographic; socio-economic factors;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Stunting is impaired linear growth that occurs within the first 1000 days of life and continues later in life. It is associated with short and long term morbidity. This study aims to examine the association between stunting and maternal biodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics in children 0-59 months in Ghana. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Related to Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy : A Socio-Demographic view in Colombia.

    Master-uppsats, Sociologiska institutionen

    Författare :Javier Sebastian Ruiz Santacruz; [2012]
    Nyckelord :demography preeclampsia;

    Sammanfattning : Reducing maternal mortality is number five in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Preeclampsia is a particular form of hypertension during the pregnancy period that can cause maternal deaths. In Colombia, is the first cause of morbidity and maternal mortality (Serrano-Díaz & Díaz-Martinez 2005). LÄS MER

  5. 9. Att främja normal förlossning : Barnmorskans främsta uppgift

    Kandidat-uppsats, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Författare :Ann-Cathrine Adlers; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Midwife; midwifery care; normal birth; promote; Barnmorska; främja; normal förlossning; omvårdnad;

    Sammanfattning : En graviditet och förlossning är i de allra flesta fall en normal livshändelse. De senaste decennierna har andelen instrumentella- och kejsarsnittsförlossningar ökat på bekostnad av den normala förlossningen. Trots fler interventioner ses ingen skillnad i den maternella och perinatala morbiditeten och mortaliteten. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Cost-effectiveness of reducing maternal mortality in Malawi

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Sofi Bergkvist; [2007]
    Nyckelord :Health economics; Cost-effectiveness; Millennium Development Goals; Malawi;

    Sammanfattning : Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world. The Government of Malawi developed, in 2005, a Road Map with interventions to reduce the maternal mortality and morbidity in the country. Implementations of the programmes have, however, been critically slow. LÄS MER