| 169961. |
- Schwörer, Jakob
(författare)
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Right-wing populist parties as defender of Christianity? : The case of the Italian Northern League
- 2018
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Ingår i: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2510-1218 .- 2510-1226. ; 2:2, s. 387-413
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Right-wing populist parties have recently seen remarkable electoral success in Europe. The exclusion of the political elite and certain ethnic, cultural, or religious groups from the people is described as their core characteristics. Some scholars argue that—within this logic of reasoning—right-wing populist parties increasingly refer to (supposedly) Christian roots and traditions, which are said to be endangered by the immigration of ‘aggressive’ Muslims. Thus, right-wing populists abuse the Christian religion and traditions in order to exclude certain sections of the population from the people or to deny them access to the ‘Christian Occident’. Taking the Italian Northern League as a case study, this paper examines whether and in which context this right-wing populist party refers to Christianity. Based on a content analysis that examines both quality and quantity of Christian-religious references, election programs, articles from the party’s website, and the party’s Twitter account are analysed. In conclusion, it can be stated that the Northern League actually refers to Christian traditions, dignitaries, and followers only in the context of a demarcation rhetoric towards others—especially towards Islam, although these references are used rather rarely. In addition, the Northern League seems to be the only relevant Italian party that uses Christian references at all.
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| 169962. |
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| 169963. |
- Schytt, Erica, et al.
(författare)
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Community-based bilingual doula support during labour and birth to improve migrant women's intrapartum care experiences and emotional well-being-Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Stockholm, Sweden
- 2022
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 17:11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of community-based bilingual doula (CBD) support for improving the intrapartum care experiences and postnatal wellbeing of migrant women giving birth in Sweden.Design: Randomised controlled trial.Setting: Six antenatal care clinics and five hospitals in Stockholm, Sweden.Participants: 164 pregnant Somali-, Arabic-, Polish-, Russian- and Tigrinya-speaking women who could not communicate fluently in Swedish, were >= 18 years and had no contra-indications for vaginal birth.Intervention: In addition to standard labour support, women were randomised to CBD support (n = 88) or no such support during labour (n = 76). Trained CBDs met with women prior to labour, provided support by telephone after labour had started, then provided emotional, physical and communication support to women throughout labour and birth in hospital, and then met again with women after the birth.Primary outcomes: Women's overall ratings of the intrapartum care experiences (key question from the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire) and postnatal wellbeing (mean value of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) at 6-8 weeks after birth.Results: In total, 150 women remained to follow-up; 82 women (93.2%) randomised to receive CBD support and 68 women (89.5%) randomised to standard care (SC). Of women allocated CBD support, 60 (73.2%) received support during labour. There were no differences between the groups regarding women's intrapartum care experiences (very happy with care: CBD 80.2% (n = 65) vs SC 79.1% (n = 53); OR 1.07 CI 95% 0.48-2.40) or emotional wellbeing (EPDS mean value: CBD 4.71 (SD 4.96) vs SC 3.38 (SD 3.58); mean difference 1.33; CI 95% - 0.10-2.75).Conclusions: Community-based doula support during labour and birth for migrant women neither increased women's ratings of their care for labour and birth nor their emotional well-being 2 months postpartum compared with receiving standard care only. Further studies on the effectiveness of CBD powered to evaluate obstetric outcomes are needed. Trial registration Trial registration at ClinicalTrial.gov NCT03461640
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| 169964. |
- Schytt, Erica, et al.
(författare)
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Community-based doula support for migrant women during labour and birth : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Stockholm, Sweden (NCT03461640)
- 2020
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Ingår i: BMJ Open. - : BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP. - 2044-6055. ; 10:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction Migrant women consistently rate their care during labour and birth more negatively than non-migrant women, due to communication difficulties, lack of familiarity with how care is provided, and discrimination and prejudicial staff attitudes. They also report being left alone, feeling fearful, unsafe and unsupported, and have poorer birth outcomes than non-migrant women. Community-based doulas (CBDs) are bilingual women from migrant communities who are trained in childbirth and labour support, and who facilitate communication between woman-partner-staff during childbirth. This study protocol describes the design, rationale and methods of a randomised controlled trial that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of CBD support for improving the intrapartum care experiences and postnatal well-being of migrant women giving birth in Sweden. Methods and analysis A randomised controlled trial. From six antenatal care clinics in Stockholm, Sweden, we aim to recruit 200 pregnant Somali, Arabic, Polish, Russian and Tigrinya-speaking women who cannot communicate fluently in Swedish, are 18 years or older and with no contraindications for vaginal birth. In addition to standard labour support, women are randomised to CBD support (n=100) or no such support during labour (n=100). Trained CBDs meet with women once or twice before the birth, provide emotional, physical and communication support to women throughout labour and birth in hospital, and then meet with women once or twice after the birth. Women's ratings of the intrapartum care experiences and postnatal well-being are assessed at 6-8 weeks after the birth using selected questions from the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire and by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The intervention group will be compared with the control group using intention-to-treat analyses. ORs and 95% CIs will be estimated and adjustments made if key participant characteristics differ between trial arms. Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Stockholm (approval number: 2018/12 - 31/2).
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| 169965. |
- Schytt, Erica, et al.
(författare)
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Incompleteness of Swedish local clinical guidelines for acupuncture treatment during childbirth
- 2011
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Ingår i: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0001-6349 .- 1600-0412. ; 90:1, s. 77-82
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective. To investigate the presence and content of local clinical guidelines for acupuncture treatment in Swedish labor and postnatal wards. Design. A Swedish national survey. Main Outcome Measures. Presence and content of clinical guidelines for acupuncture. Setting. All Swedish labor and postnatal wards at the time of data collection (April 2007–March 2008). Material and Methods. Enquiry was made on local clinical guidelines for acupuncture treatment at 50 labor and 50 postnatal wards. The standards for reporting interventions in controlled trials of acupuncture document was used to identify core aspects of acupuncture treatment and the proportion of wards with guidelines on these aspects was evaluated. Results. Guidelines were obtained from 27 labor wards and 22 postnatal wards. Descriptions of the core aspects of acupuncture treatment, such as acupuncture rationale, needling details and treatment regimens, were limited in most. All local guidelines included indications for treatment, but these were not based on scientific evidence of effect, and only two mentioned the importance of achieving de-qi – a feeling of soreness reflecting an effective treatment. Few clinical guidelines required that the practitioners’ acupuncture education should be on an academic level and relevant references based on clinical trials were lacking in all guidelines. Conclusion. Swedish local clinical guidelines on acupuncture for childbirth-related symptoms lack sufficient information to support midwives and obstetricians in administering acupuncture treatment. The content of the guidelines was unclear, inconclusive and, in some cases, irrelevant, and a majority lacked important information on indications and technique.
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| 169967. |
- Schytt, Erica, et al.
(författare)
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Self-rated health - what does it capture at 1 year after childbirth? : Investigation of a survey question employing thinkaloud interviews
- 2009
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : Wiley. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; 23:4, s. 711-720
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: This paper reports an investigation of how the survey question 'How would you summarize your state of health at present' is interpreted and what it captures when asked at 1 year after childbirth. Background: Self-rated health measured by a single item question is a well-established patient outcome as it predicts morbidity and the use of health services. However, there is limited understanding of what the question captures in early motherhood. Method: A qualitative design combining data collection by means of a short form, concurrent and retrospective thinkaloud interviews, and a semi-structured interview, with 26 Swedish women during 2005 was employed. The text was analysed by qualitative content analysis. A theoretical framework describing four cognitive tasks usually performed when a respondent answers a survey question guided the analysis: interpretation of the question, retrieval of information, forming a judgement and giving a response. Findings: The questions of self-rated health left open for the new mothers to evaluate what was most important for her. It captured a woman's total life situation, such as family functioning and well-being, relationship with partner, combining motherhood and professional work, energy, physical symptoms and emotional problems affecting daily life, stressful life events, chronic disease with ongoing symptoms, body image, physical exercise and happiness. Neither childbirth-related events nor childbirth-related symptoms were included in the responses. Less than 'good' self-rated health represented a high burden of health problems. Conclusion: Our results showed that the question on self-rated health was a measure of women's general health and well-being in their present life situation, but it did not seem to measure recovery after childbirth specifically.
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| 169968. |
- Schytt, Erica, et al.
(författare)
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Symptoms of stress incontinence 1 year after childbirth : prevalence and predictors in a national Swedish sample
- 2004
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Ingår i: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. - : Wiley. - 0001-6349 .- 1600-0412. ; 83:10, s. 928-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The aims of the present study were to describe the prevalence of stress incontinence, as described by women themselves, 1 year after childbirth in a national sample of Swedish-speaking women, and to identify possible predictors.METHODS: A cohort study, including 2390 women recruited from 593 antenatal clinics in Sweden during three 1-week periods evenly spread over 1 year (1999-2000), representing 53% of women eligible for the study and 75% of those who consented to participate. Data were collected by means of questionnaires in early pregnancy, 2 months and 1 year after the birth, and from the Swedish Medical Birth Register.RESULTS: One year after the birth, 22% of the women had symptoms of stress incontinence but only 2% said it caused them major problems. The strongest predictor was urinary incontinence (overall leakage) 4-8 weeks after a vaginal delivery (OR 5.5, CI 95% 4.1-7.4) as well as after a cesarean section (OR 11.9, CI 95% 2.9-48.1). Other predictors in women with a vaginal delivery were: multiparity (OR 1.4; CI 95% 1.1-1.8), obesity (OR 1.6; CI 95% 1.1-2.4) and constipation 4-8 weeks postpartum (OR 1.4; CI 95% 1.1-1.9).CONCLUSION: Stress incontinence 1 year after childbirth is a common symptom, which could possibly be reduced by identifying women with urinary leakage at the postnatal check-up.
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| 169969. |
- Schytt, Erica, et al.
(författare)
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The community-based bilingual doula-A new actor filling gaps in labour care for migrant women. Findings from a qualitative study of midwives' and obstetricians' experiences
- 2021
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Ingår i: Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. - : Elsevier. - 1877-5756 .- 1877-5764. ; 28
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: To explore midwives & rsquo; and obstetricians & rsquo; views about community-based bilingual doula (CBD) support during migrant women & rsquo;s labour and birth and their experiences of collaborating with CBDs.Study design: A qualitative study with semi-structured individual interviews with 7 midwives and 4 obstetricians holding clinical positions in labour care in Stockholm, Sweden, who all had experiences of working with a CBD. Data analysis followed the framework of thematic analysis.Results: The overarching theme was A new actor filling gaps in labour care & ndash; With appropriate boundary setting, CBDs can help improve care for migrant women. One year after the introduction of CBDs, the midwives and obstetricians had mainly positive experiences of CBDs who were considered to fill important gaps in maternity care for migrant women, being with the woman and simultaneously being part of the care team and this made providing high quality care easier. The CBDs & rsquo; main contribution was to help migrant women navigate the maternity care system, to bridge language and cultural divides, and guarantee continuous labour and birth support. However, midwives and obstetricians sometimes experienced CBDs interfering with their professional assessments and decisions and the role of the CBD was somewhat unclear to them.Conclusions: Community-based bilingual doula support was viewed as improving migrant women & rsquo;s well-being during labour and birth and as increasing the possibilities for midwives and obstetricians to provide good and safe care, however, some ambivalence remained about the CBD's role and boundaries.
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