Essays about: "age at first birth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words age at first birth.

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. Swedish National Team selections in ice hockey : A retrospective study

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

   Author : Oscar Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Talent selection; National team selection; Relative age effect; RAE; Ice Hockey;

   Abstract : Countries invest a large amount of money in talent development and talent identification. The Swedish ice hockey federation is reorganizing and evaluating the national team selection system. Relative age effect (RAE) refers to a selection bias when relatively older athletes get selected because maturity can be mistaken for talent. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of Doulas in the Prevention of Obstetric Violence in Austria

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Valentina Riedl; [2023]
   Keywords : obstetric violence; doulas; human rights in childbirth; violence against women; obstetric violence prevention; Gewalt unter der Geburt; Doulas; Menschenrechte in der Geburtshilfe; Gewalt gegen Frauen; Prävention von Gewalt bei Geburten;

   Abstract : This thesis research zeroes in on the role of doulas regarding prevention of obstetric violence by summarizing existing literature and providing first-hand insights from qualitative semi-structured interviews with three Austrian doulas, answering the question: What role do doulas play in the prevention of obstetric violence in Austria? The research and data analysis are based on the Birth Territory Theory with an intersectional perspective and the thesis aims at providing information on obstetric violence and the role that doulas play in its prevention. Currently this topic is hardly researched in Austria, even though globally one third of parturients experience violence while giving birth. READ MORE

5. 4. Tillväxt på smågrisar med tre olika utfodringsstrategier

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Mimmi Infang-Franzén; Julia Löfman; [2022]
   Keywords : Pre-weaning; milking cups; weda nutrix; growth; different feeding strategy;

   Abstract : Digivningsperioden lägger grunden för en lyckad avvänjning. Suggans mjölk är smågrisarnas huvudsakliga energikälla men är inte tillräcklig för att uppnå maximal tillväxtpotential och smågrisarna behöver därför tillskottsfoder (Ivarsson 2007). Traditionellt i Sverige sker tillskottsutfodring manuellt genom handutfodring. READ MORE

6. 5. The Effect of Culture on the Age at First Birth

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Agnes Erlandsson; Ida Nordenadler; [2022]
   Keywords : culture; age at first birth; transmission of attitudes; tempo of fertility;

   Abstract : In this thesis, we investigate the potential effect of culture on the age at first birth. During the past decade, the age at first birth in Europe has steadily increased to an unprecedented level. Being one of the main factors behind decreasing fertility rates, this is of interest for the dangers following an aging population. READ MORE