Essays about: "prenatal care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words prenatal care.

  1. 1. Gestational diabetes mellitus among foreign-born women in Sweden: A register-based study on the role of income.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap; Stockholms universitet

    Author : Shayla Sharmin; Muhammad Usama; [2023]
    Keywords : Gestational diabetes mellitus; migration; income; country of birth; acculturation; registered-based study.;

    Abstract : Aim:  The present study aimed to determine if foreign-born women from different countries of birth have a greater risk of GDM compared to Swedish-born women and to what extent income might mediate this relationship. Methods: This cross-sectional type study included 835279 women, of which 151,642 were foreign-born and 683637 were Swedish-born women who gave birth to their first singleton child in Sweden between 1997 to 2016. READ MORE

  2. 2. Women’s experiences of being pregnant and giving birth during COVID-19 pandemic : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Xing Chen; Linxia Wu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Pregnancy is a complex and highly coordinated natural physiologicalprocess in which the embryo and fetus grow and develop in the mother's uterus, but itstill brings certain influence and burden to pregnant women. It is important formedical staff to care for pregnant women and increase their comfort during pregnancy,but difficult in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  3. 3. Lethargic Medical Innovation Implementation Scene Awakened by COVID-19 : Identifying barriers and facilitators for medical innovations within prenatal care in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Christina Kouvela; [2021]
    Keywords : healthcare; Swedish healthcare; COVID-19; healthcare transformation; digital transformation; innovation; medical innovation; implementation; barriers; facilitators; prenatal care; antenatal care; pregnancy monitoring;

    Abstract : Maternal health has been found to lag significantly behind in medical innovations compared to other branches of medicine such as radiology. Prenatal care, being part of maternal health, seems to be no different. READ MORE

  4. 4. Exploring Factors of eHealth Innovation Adoption: A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Women in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Runfen Wang; [2021]
    Keywords : eHealth; prenatal care; pregnant women; innovation adoption; UTAUT; problem-solution fit; transformation; Sweden;

    Abstract : Pregnancy is a sensitive period in women’s lives; pregnant women encounter various physical changes and emotional challenges during pregnancy. The vision for Sweden’s eHealth initiative is to be the best in the world in using eHealth to make it easier for people to achieve a healthy wellbeing and equal welfare by 2025. READ MORE

  5. 5. Increased knowledge and parents fertility decisions. The effect of the CUB-test on abortions.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Agnes Ortman; [2019]
    Keywords : Prenatal diagnosis; CUB; chromosomal aberrations; health economics;

    Abstract : New and more advanced prenatal tests have steadily been introduced in the Swedish maternity care system in the last 30 years. The combined test, CUB, was introduced step wise in Swedish maternal care from 2008 and onward. READ MORE