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  1. 1. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE

  3. 2. Maternal Health and the Three Delays Model in rural Guatemala - Examining Factors Affecting Maternal Health-Seeking Behaviours and Health Service Utilisation in Quiché

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Hugo Dürr; [2019]
    Keywords : health; healthcare system; health seeking-behaviours; health service utilisation; Three Delays Model; rural; Guatemala; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives. Guatemala exhibits disastrous maternal and child health outcomes, with the rural, indigenous populations disproportionately impacted by high maternal mortality, chronic malnutrition, and low skilled birth attendance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE

  5. 4. Determinants of utilization of skilled birth attendants among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Kakamega County, Kenya; a cross sectional study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Peter Mwangi Kibe; [2018]
    Keywords : Skilled birth attendants; Use of skilled birth attendants; Skilled child birth;

    Abstract : Background Globally, about 800 women die daily from complications arising during labor or within 42 days of childbirth. These deaths can be prevented by ensuring that women give birth in a safe environment in the presence of Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs). READ MORE

  6. 5. Underökning av förlossningsvården på en förlossningsavdelning i Gulbarga, Indien

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    Author : Therese Bramer; Evelina Tordsson; [2011-02-18]
    Keywords : maternal health; normal birth; Bologna Score; care in labour;

    Abstract : Background: Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are one of the leading causes of disability and death among women of reproductive age in developing countries, and approximately one fifth of the maternal deaths worldwide occur in India. The outcome for mother and child is strongly related to the access of health-care and the way care in labour is carried out, and WHO states that a skilled birth attendant is the single most effective way to make deliveries safe. READ MORE