Essays about: "prenatal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the word prenatal.

  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

  3. 2. Quantification of hand jerk asymmetry for infants in hemiplegic cerebral palsy assessment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anton Bölenius; Elias Wetterwik; [2023]
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    Abstract : Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) is the most common form of cerebral palsy (CP) and affects roughly 1 in 400 infants. Unable to properly use the arm and leg of one side of the body, the disorder can have major negative impacts on a person’s life. New and improved methods of treating HCP have emerged in recent decades. READ MORE

  4. 3. Frying The Brain: The Effect of Prenatal Heat Exposure on Fetal Brain Development

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Samuel Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : health; memory; brain development; heat; climate change;

    Abstract : Due to climate change, temperatures are rising and are expected to keep rising-leading to an increase in exposure to hot temperatures. This paper presents an analysis of the effects of prenatal exposure to heat on fetal brain development and cognitive abilities later-in-life. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Histological evaluations of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in a preterm IVH rabbit model.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för biomedicinsk vetenskap (BMV)

    Author : Emma Tordebrand; [2022]
    Keywords : histochemistry; immunofluorescence; immunohistochemistry; intraventricular hemorrhage; mesenchymal stem cells; peroxidase stain; rabbit brain; histokemi; immunfluorescens; immunhistokemi; intraventrikulär blödning; kaninhjärna; mesenkymala stamceller; peroxidasfärgning;

    Abstract : Human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has shown neuroprotective effects and improvement on recovery from neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). This study focused on histological evaluations of human amniotic fluid MSC therapy during early prenatal life in a preterm IVH rabbit model. READ MORE