Essays about: "maternity wards"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words maternity wards.

1. 1. Expecting the unexpected : How distance to maternity wards affects moving

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emil Munter; [2023]
   Keywords : distance; maternity wards; moving; travel time; amenities; closures;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how a closure of a maternity ward affects the moves intoand out of a municipality. The policy focus of a centralization of maternal care in Sweden may bring unseen consequences that matter for society in a larger sense than only births. READ MORE

3. 2. Mammisi : A study of factors contributing to women’s childbirth experiences & a conceptual suggestion for a Swedish Birth Center

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Lisa Selin; [2021]
   Keywords : birth center; birth; childbirth; mammisi;

   Abstract : This project has researched why a welfare country like Sweden has a growing number of mothers with negative and traumatic childbirth experiences and aimed to propose a conceptual solution on how design could enhance factors contributing to a positive and empowering childbirth experience.  With close contact to both midwives and mothers the research brought light on the dissonance between the physiological mechanism behind birth and the existing user journey when giving birth at Maternity Wards at hospitals. READ MORE

4. 3. The Politics of Health and Belonging: A Study of Bunadsgeriljaen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Renate Sørvik; [2021]
   Keywords : Framing; belonging; feminism; gender; nationalism; Bunadsgerilja; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the merging of two discourses – nationalism and feminism – through a case study of the Bunadsgerilja, a social movement demonstrating against the shutdowns of maternity wards throughout the districts of Norway. The nationalist framing of the Bunadsgerilja and the tensions this bring with it, is explored using Yuval-Davis’s (2011) analysis of ‘politics of belonging’ as well as framing theory, feminist theories on gendered nationalism and intersectionality. READ MORE

5. 4. Resistance is Utile : a study of civil society organizing for public service regarding the Occupation of Sollefteå Hospital

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mimmi Andersson Johansen; [2020]
   Keywords : resistance; occupation; discourse; biopower; identification; cultural heritage;

   Abstract : The declining access to public service is a concern for most rural areas in Sweden. This study aims to understand how civil society organize in order to maintain public service with the example of the occupation of Sollefteå Hospital. The protest opposes the closure of acute health care wards, most notably the maternity ward. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of Classical Monopsony in Nursing Labor Markets: A Natural Experiment

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jingcheng Zhao; Tamina Matti; [2018]
   Keywords : Monopsony; Labor Market for Nurses;

   Abstract : Taking advantage of the fall and rise of the private maternity ward BB Sophia (2014-2016) in Stockholm, Sweden as a natural experiment, we used administrative payroll panel data from 2010-2018 with all publicly employed nurses in Stockholm County to evaluate classical monopsony models in nursing labor markets. Previous studies in nursing labor markets have evaluated the effect of legislated changes in staffing (salary) on salary (staffing), respectively, with mixed results. READ MORE