Objective To test the stress hypothesis that women who give birth to small for gestational
age infants lack important psychosocial coping resources, such as a sufficient social …

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in use of antenatal care in a
multi-ethnic population in Malmö, Sweden, over a 4-year period. Age, parity, cohabiting …

Background: Many parents seek help from health professionals because of their infants'
persistent crying in the early months. The aetiology of this condition, often labelled``infantile …

Objectives To determine the ability of Bishop score and sonographic cervical length to
predict time to spontaneous onset of labor and time to delivery in prolonged pregnancy …

OBJECTIVE: To describe how men from the Middle East experience Swedish maternity and
child health care. An integral part of the aim of this study has also been to describe the …

Background. Nurse managers act under constant pressure to develop strategies in response
to professional challenges within a changing and restructured health care system. When …

Aims: This study investigates the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) in relation to country
of origin of the mother. The role of psychosocial resources, socioeconomic and lifestyle …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To test the stress hypothesis by characterising women during their first
pregnancy who continue to smoke in early pregnancy in comparison with women who quit …

OBJECTIVES: This study tested the hypothesis that women who deliver small-for-gestational-
age infants are more often exposed to passive smoking at home or at work. METHODS …

Background: Psychosocial resources as well as lifestyle habits during pregnancy have been
shown to effect the risk of having a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) child. Most previous …