Seeking balance between contradictory experiences - therapists treating survivors of sexual violence.

With the prevalence of sexual violence in most countries and its increase in Sweden, it is important to understand the development of secondary traumatic reactions among professionals who work with sexually violated clients. The aim of this study was to describe the meaning of therapists' personal experiences when treating survivors of sexual violence. We conducted a qualitative interview study of therapists in Sweden ( = 11) using thematic analysis and adding a phenomenological openess towards the phenomenon.

The validity and reliability study of the first-time fathers questionnaire in Turkish.

The father's participation in the birth contributes significantly to the mother's birth experiences as well as to the fatherhood process. Since fathers have traditionally not been allowed to attend childbirth in Turkish public hospitals, which now is changing, there is a lack of research in this area. To remedy this shortcoming, a questionnaire that explores the Turkish fathers' experiences of childbirth is needed.

Syrian women's experiences of being pregnant and receiving care at antenatal clinics in Sweden for the first time after migration.

Objective: To describe Syrian women's experiences of being pregnant and receiving care at antenatal clinics for the first time after migration.

Methods: A phenomenological lifeworld approach was used. Eleven women from Syria enrolled at antenatal clinics, who were experiencing their first pregnancy in Sweden but who may have given birth before in other countries, were interviewed in 2020.

A Lifestyle Intervention During Pregnancy and Its Effects on Child Weight 2.5 Years Later.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate if overweight and obesity in the offspring is reduced by a low-intensity antenatal primary care intervention with focus on diet and physical activity for pregnant women with obesity, comparing children to mothers receiving the intervention with children to mothers who did not.

Methods: This study is a follow-up of children 2.5 years of age after their mothers' participation in a non-randomised controlled intervention intending to limit gestational weight gain.

Physicians' experiences of video consultation with patients at a public virtual primary care clinic: a qualitative interview study.

Objective: To describe physicians' experiences of video consultation with new patients visiting a publicly owned virtual primary care clinic.

Design: In this qualitative study, data were collected from semi-structured individual interviews and analysed by systematic text condensation.

Setting: A publicly owned virtual primary care clinic in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden.

Prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health and work ability in women, 45-55 years: a six-year prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Background: Impaired health due to stress is a common cause of long-term illness in women aged 45-55 years. It is a common cause for visits to primary health care (PHC) and may influence work-ability. The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health as well as work-ability in a population of average women aged 45-55 years.

Experiences of health after dietary changes in endometriosis: a qualitative interview study.

Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic disease with no known cure. Persons affected by this disease often use complementary therapies such as dietary changes to reduce their symptoms, and so it is important to investigate whether and how these therapies affect endometriosis symptoms. The aim of this study was to explore how persons with endometriosis experienced their health after dietary changes.

Fathers' reactions over their partner's diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy: A qualitative interview study.

Background: Fathers' experience of childbirth has been described as both distressing and wonderful, but little has been described in the literature about fathers´ reactions when their partners get life threatening diagnoses such as peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during the peripartum period.

Aim: To learn more about fathers' reactions over their partner's diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Methods: Fourteen fathers, whose partner was diagnosed with PPCM before or after giving birth, were interviewed.

Mighty Mums - a lifestyle intervention at primary care level reduces gestational weight gain in women with obesity.

Background: Obesity (BMI ≥30) during pregnancy is becoming an increasing public health issue and is associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) further increases the risks of adverse outcomes. However, lifestyle intervention can help pregnant women with obesity to limit their GWG.

Adopting a healthy lifestyle when pregnant and obese - an interview study three years after childbirth.

Background: Obesity during pregnancy is increasing and is related to life-threatening and ill-health conditions in both mother and child. Initiating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle when pregnant with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m(2) can improve health and decrease risks during pregnancy and of long-term illness for the mother and the child. To minimise gestational weight gain women with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) in early pregnancy were invited to a lifestyle intervention including advice and support on diet and physical activity in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mighty Mums - An antenatal health care intervention can reduce gestational weight gain in women with obesity.

Background: overweight and obesity are growing public health problems and around 13% of women assigned to antenatal health care (AHC) in Sweden have obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI ≥30). The risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth increase with increasing BMI. Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) among obese women further increases the risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Father for the first time--development and validation of a questionnaire to assess fathers' experiences of first childbirth (FTFQ).

Background: A father's experience of the birth of his first child is important not only for his birth-giving partner but also for the father himself, his relationship with the mother and the newborn. No validated questionnaire assessing first-time fathers' experiences during childbirth is currently available. Hence, the aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to assess first-time fathers' experiences of childbirth.

First-time fathers' experiences of childbirth--a phenomenological study.

Objective: To describe fathers' experiences during childbirth.

Design: Qualitative method with phenomenological lifeworld approach. A re-enactment interview method, with open-ended questions analysed with a phenomenological method, was used.

Experiences of the first year as father.

Background And Aims: The importance of fathers' participation for development of the child and the well-being of the family is recognized from earlier research. In Sweden, legislation allows fathers to share the parental leave equally with the mother even so fathers only use a small of their paid leave. The aim of the study was to explore experiences of the first year as a father.