Essays about: "midwives"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 essays containing the word midwives.

1. 16. “They Will be Mothers” : perceptions and practices of midwives towards adolescents with an unwanted pregnancy in Peru

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

   Author : Tessa Fatima Stockburger; [2020]
   Keywords : Midwives; Adolescent Pregnancy; Unwanted Pregnancy; Unplanned Pregnancy; Healthcare Practices; Perceptions; Reproductive Rights; Peru; Lima; SRH; Reproductive Autonomy; Bourdieu; Doxa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Pregnancy decisions are notably connected to maternal well-being, particularly for groups disproportionately affected by unplanned and unwanted pregnancies such as adolescents. Midwives are health professionals most likely to care for a pregnant adolescent in a public healthcare setting and spend the most time with her during her pregnancy. READ MORE

3. 17. Asking for a friend : Youths experience with youth health centres in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Maja Björkqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : youth health; youth health centre; interaction design; service design; youth help-seeking; ambassadorship; Ungdomsmottagning; tjänstedesign; interaktionsdesign;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the stigmas and taboos surrounding youth health centers in Sweden and how this might be hindering young people to visit the youth health centers. It’s exploring how this can be challenged and how the threshold can be lowered by involving the informal support system and bringing the youth health center to the youth arena which allows for a more informal type of support and guidance. READ MORE

4. 18. Midwives experiences of working with post abortion family planning : a Minor Field Study in Zambia

   University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

   Author : Linnéa Wallén; Anna Wramsby; [2019]
   Keywords : Abortion; Family planning; Midwife; Zambia; Experiences; Knowledge;

   Abstract : The prevalence of post abortion contraception in Zambia is lower than in many other African countries, with unmet family planning needs. Midwives play an important professional role in family planning. READ MORE

5. 19. Women's sense of security during childbirth

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

   Author : Sofia Daniels; [2019]
   Keywords : birth experience; control; sense of security; support; qualitative content analysis; förlossningsupplevelse; kontroll; kvalitativ innehållsanalys; stöd; trygghet;

   Abstract : Background: The birth experience has long-term implications on women’s health. Previous research mainly focuses on risk factors and traumatic birth. The lack of a salutogenic perspective on the birth experience is troublesome since childbirth generally is a healthy life event with the capability of empowering women and their families. READ MORE

6. 20. The Swedish women's choice of birthplace : Can Sweden offer similar financed birthplace benefits as in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Natalia Englund; [2019]
   Keywords : home birth; place of birth; hemförlossning;

   Abstract : At the beginning of the 20th century, major technological changes occurred in maternity care in Europe. In connection with the introduction of good hand hygiene, advance medical equipment and use of disinfectants in the hospitals, obstetricians quickly noticed that maternal mortality decreased. READ MORE