Essays about: "Adverse birth outcomes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Adverse birth outcomes.

  1. 1. Something in the Air: Fetal air pollution exposure and long-run labour outcomes: Evidence from Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Lidman; [2023]
    Keywords : Fetal origins hypothesis; Air pollution; Avoidance behavior; Human capital; Sibling comparisons; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the long-run impact of air pollution exposure at the month of birth and during pregnancy on labour outcomes in Germany. I match air pollution levels on a federal-state level to a longitudinal survey sample on individuals born in Germany. READ MORE

  3. 2. Water, Sanitation, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Mali: A Study of Early Neonatal Mortality and Low Birth Weight

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bettina-Sophie Heinz; [2023]
    Keywords : water; sanitation; WASH; adverse pregnancy outcomes; low birth weight; early neonatal mortality; Mali; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the link between the water and sanitation environment mothers are exposed to during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Mali, specifically early neonatal mortality and low birth weight. The motivation and contribution for this analysis is that little research has been done on this topic, specifically in the Sub-Saharan African region and with the combination of those two outcome variables. READ MORE

  4. 3. The use of Machine Learning to predict adverse birth outcomes: Empirical real world evidence from a human cohort study in Adama, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Stephanie Bol; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Adverse birth outcomes; Stillbirth; Neonatal death; Adama; Ethiopia; Oversampling; Undersampling; Random Forest; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Since Ethiopia has a high number of recorded adverse birth outcomes, the city of Adama was subjected to a study (Flanagan et al., 2022) that gathered data from 2085 pregnancies. This thesis utilizes that data to investigate the usage of machine learning in environmental epidemiology. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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]
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    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

  6. 5. Exploring the Needs, Expectations, and Realities of Mental Healthcare for Transgender Adults: A Grounded Theory Study on Experiences in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Debra Beight; [2017]
    Keywords : transgender; transition diagnosis; mental healthcare; Sweden; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Transgender persons experience a disproportionate representation in adverse mental health conditions globally. In Sweden there are tangible efforts to improving mental healthcare overall, but as a minority population, transgender persons still struggle with meeting their mental healthcare needs. READ MORE