Essays about: "thesis about pregnancy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words thesis about pregnancy.

  1. 6. Am I not a woman even when I am pregnant?: An analysis of the development of fetal rights in policy documents in Europe and how pregnant women are fetal containers and second-class citizens

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Danielle Fröstad; [2021-10-14]
    Keywords : Pregnant women; Fetal containers; Second-class citizens; Fetal rights; Women’s rights; Policing; Human rights; Biopower; Biopolitics;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the development of fetal rights in policy documents in Europe and how fetal rights and the protection of fetal life can be a part of the discussion of how pregnant women are associated with being “fetal containers” and(/or) “second-class citizens”. The study aims to identify different articles and paragraphs in policy documents that can identify the connection between fetal rights and pregnancy rights and how pregnant women are “fetal containers” and(/or) “second-class citizens”. READ MORE

  2. 7. Risk Perception and Protective Behaviours Regarding COVID-19 Among Pregnant People in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Emelie Gummesson; Ellen Sällman; [2021]
    Keywords : Risk perception; protective behaviour; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Covid-19; pregnancy; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Few have been left unaffected by the outbreak and consequent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. One group of people, namely those pregnant during the pandemic, faced a unique set of circumstances that this research has aimed to understand. READ MORE

  3. 8. Kenyan Girls' Fight for Education and Empowerment - A Case Study Investigating NGOs Attempt to Tackle Cultural Obstacles in Education for Girls in Kenya

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ida Grube Lorentzen; [2020]
    Keywords : Non-governmental Organization; Gender equality; Girl s education; Kenya; Qualitative Case study;

    Abstract : Girls’ opportunity to attend and stay in school is a worldwide issue especially for secondary education predominantly experienced in Sub-Saharan Africa where poverty is particularly high. This issue is caused by gender inequality as most children who is not able to attend to school are female. READ MORE

  4. 9. Determinants of Compliance to Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy in Rural Bangladesh : Secondary Data Analysis of the MINIMat Trial

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Janice Messick; [2015]
    Keywords : compliance; iron supplementation; pregnancy; Bangladesh;

    Abstract : Background: Although efforts to reduce iron deficiency during pregnancy have been made, programmes often struggle with their participants’ compliance and effectiveness is low. Nevertheless, there is only little information about determinants of compliance. READ MORE

  5. 10. What is behind that closed door?------ Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Xiaojie Yang; [2011]
    Keywords : IPV; pregnancy; feminist perspective; ecological theory; traumatic bonding theory; Landenburger’s coping strategies ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine intimate partner violence (IPV) towards pregnant women, with the ambition of fulfilling the gap of available knowledge about this complex subject area, in the Chinese context. The specific objects are: 1) to assess the risk factors and forms associated with intimate partner violence during pregnancy 2) to explore the social dynamics and gender power relations that underline intimate partner violence during pregnancy by exploring the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of survivors and professionals about violence during pregnancy, connection of domestic violence and coping strategies of domestic violence survivors. READ MORE