Essays about: "Obstetric Care"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words Obstetric Care.

  1. 6. Experiences of Maternal Birth Injuries : How Gender and Sexuality Norms Affect Diagnostics, Everyday Life and Healthcare in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Sara Persson; [2018]
    Keywords : Maternal birth injuries; obstetric trauma; sexual and reproductive health; women’s health; healthcare; gender; sexuality; Förlossningsskador; sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa; kvinnors hälsa; sjukvård; genus; sexualitet; reproduktion;

    Abstract : This thesis explores women’s experiences of maternal birth injuries, focusing on how gender and sexuality norms affect diagnostics, everyday life and healthcare in Sweden. The empirical material consists of 383 answers to an online questionnaire. READ MORE

  3. 7. Mother and Baby Are Fine - A Qualitative Study on Marginalization, Gender Sensitive Healthcare and Quality in Swedish Obstetric Care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Dorothea Brehmer; [2018]
    Keywords : Marginalization; Gender Sensitive Healthcare; Power Structures; Medicalization; Normalization; Quality of Care; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, insufficient obstetric care has been a highly debated topic in Swedish media and politics. However, despite reports on e.g. the country’s high prevalence of birthing injuries, the recent closing of numerous maternity wards and a severe lack of midwives, the development of Sweden’s medical birth outcomes has been stable. READ MORE

  4. 8. Cutting the cord : a study on maternal mortality and obstetric care in disaster settings

    University essay from Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Maria-Isabel Arillo; [2012]
    Keywords : maternal mortality; emergencies; humanitarian settings; childbirth;

    Abstract : This study examines global incentives to reduce maternal mortality, namely the fifth Millenium Developmnet Goal to reduce maternal mortality with 75% by 2015. More specifically it examines maternal mortality and obstetric care in situations of emergency. READ MORE

  5. 9. A potential for further enhancing obstetrical safety : Patient harm measurement with the global trigger tool in the south-east health-care region of Sweden

    University essay from HHJ. Kvalitetsförbättring och ledarskap inom hälsa och välfärd; The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare

    Author : Raymond Lenrick; [2012]
    Keywords : Quality Improvement; Global Trigger Tool; Patient Safety; Obstetric Care;

    Abstract : A decade of heightened awareness concerning safety issues in healthcare since the Institute of Medicine’s awakening call has resulted in a string of counteroffensive measures. The pace of improvement has been slow and not altogether clear. Rates of patient harm are in general now measured by voluntary reporting and indicator measurements. READ MORE

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

    University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Javier Sebastian Ruiz Santacruz; [2012]
    Keywords : demography preeclampsia;

    Abstract : 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). READ MORE