Essays about: "preterm"

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  1. 6. Predicting preterm birth with machine learning methods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Zélie Isabelle E Dresse; [2022]
    Keywords : preterm birth; prediction; machine learning; race; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Preterm birth is a leading cause for birth complications and neonatal mortality in the world. It remains difficult to predict whether a preterm birth will occur, which hinders the possible use of prevention treatments. This thesis investigates the use of machine learning models in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth. READ MORE

  3. 7. Migration Background and Preterm Birth in Sweden : A multigenerational register-based cohort study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Lovisa Hellsten; [2022]
    Keywords : Preterm; Intergenerational; Multigenerational; Migration; Sweden; Gestational age;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to compare preterm birth (PTB) in daughters (G2) and granddaughters (G3) of foreign- and Swedish-born women (G1), to evaluate patterns in PTB in relation to migrant background over generations. A multigenerational cohort study was conducted using register data. READ MORE

  4. 8. A summary of research on the association between periodontitis and pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth and low birth weight

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Tandläkarutbildning

    Author : Anna-Maria Rikko; Carina Ruecha; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: In the late 1980s the possibility was raised that periodontal infections could constitute maternal infections so it could influence adversely birth outcomes. Adversely birth outcomes such as preterm infants (born before 37 weeks of gestation). Low birth weight (LBW) (<2500g) is also usual with preterm infants. READ MORE

  5. 9. The effect of early, continuous skin-to-skin contact on the mortality of preterm neonates : a systematic literature review

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Ella Gatehouse; [2022]
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    Abstract : Introduction Early skin-to-skin contact is an intervention that involves a newborn lying on their mother’s chest within 24 hours of birth. It has previously been supported to reduce the mortality of preterm infants. READ MORE

  6. 10. Do Health Interventions Matter in a Decentralized Healthcare System? A Case Study of the Swedish Female Health Intervention on Maternal Health Outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lindblad; [2021]
    Keywords : c-section; preterm delivery; rupture degree; BMI; female health intervention; difference-in-differences; parallel trends; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates if a countrywide female-related healthcare intervention in 2015 affected Swedish regions’ maternal health outcomes differently due to a decentralized healthcare system. By exploiting regions’ varying budget dedicated to female-related healthcare before the intervention, the size of the budget increase is estimated. READ MORE