Bakgrund: World Health Organizations (WHO) globala rekommendation lyder att amma inom den första timmen och sedan uteslutande i sex månader. Arbetet för att främja amning pågår både nationellt och internationellt. Amning har positiva hälsoeffekter för både modern och spädbarnet, däremot är komplikationer vanligt förekommande. Förstföderskor kan uppleva ytterligare utmaningar på grund av den nya situationen. I Sverige visar statistik att initieringen av amning har minskat. Specialistsjuksköterskor på barnavårdscentraler (BVC) har en rad arbetsuppgifter där amning är inkluderat. Via ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt och tidigt amningsstöd arbetar specialistsjuksköterskor för att underlätta och främja amning. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva förstföderskors erfarenheter av amningsstöd. Metod: Litteraturöversikten baserades på en kvalitativ metod med systematisk ansats. Totalt granskades 15 artiklar inhämtade från databaserna Cinahl Complete, Pubmed och Nursing Allied Health Premium. Innehållet analyserades med hjälp av en tre-stegs metod utifrån tematisk analys enligt beskrivningen av Thomas och Harden (2008). Resultat: I resultatet identifierades fyra huvudteman med respektive subtema för att beskriva förstföderskors erfarenheter av amningsstöd. Huvudteman presenteras enligt följande: Professionellt stöd, Kamratstöd, Anhörigstöd och Moderns egna stöd. Slutsats: Otillräckligt amningsstöd kunde ge konsekvenser för amningen och påverka förstföderskors tilltro. Ett samförstånd fanns kring mödrarnas behov och betydelse av amningsstöd. För att tillgodose behovet av amningsstöd krävdes insatser inte enbart på professionell nivå utan även från anhöriga, neutrala parter och via moderns egna stöd samt utifrån varierande tillvägagångssätt. / Background: The global recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that breastfeeding should be initiated within the first hour and exclusively continued for six months. Efforts to promote breastfeeding are ongoing at both national and international levels. Breastfeeding have positive health effects for both mothers and infants and complications are commonly known. First-time mothers may face challenges due to the new situation. Statistics in Sweden indicate a decrease in the initiation of breastfeeding. Specialists nurses at the Child Health Center have various responsibilities that include breastfeeding support. Through a person-centered approach and early breastfeeding assistance, specialists nurses work to facilitate and promote breastfeeding. Aim: The aim was to describe first-time mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding support.Method:The literature review was based on a qualitative method with a systematic approach. A total of 15 articles were collected, located from the databases Cinahl Complete, Pubmed and Nursing Allied Health Premium. The articles was analyzed using a three-step method based on thematic analysis by Thomas and Harden (2008). Results: The results identified four main themes with respective subthemes to describe first-time mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding support. The main themes are: Professional support, Peer support, Family support and Mothers self-support. Conclusion: Insufficient breastfeeding support could have consequences for breastfeeding and impact the confidence of first-time mothers. There was consensus regarding the needs of mothers and the importance of breastfeeding support. To meet the need for breastfeeding support, efforts were required by varied approaches and from professionals, family members, neutral parties and mother’s self-support.

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between political engagement on TikTok and the perceived levels of polarization among first-time voters in Sweden. Since there are many ways to engage with political content on TikTok, a distinction has been made between passive engagement and active engagement with political content on TikTok. On this basis, the two research questions that this thesis intends to address are: RQ1: How does passive political engagement on TikTok relate to Swedish first-time voters’ perception on the level of polarization in Sweden? RQ2: How does active political engagement on TikTok relate to Swedish first-time voters’ perception on the level of polarization in Sweden? With the foundation in previous literature and theoretical concepts, the hypotheses of the study expected there to be a positive relationship between political engagement in TikTok and perceived polarization, with active engagement expected to have a stronger effect than passive engagement. To investigate the relationship, an online survey was conducted in April 2023 with 106 respondents and the data was later presented in a OLS regression. The results found no support for the formulated hypotheses, as there was no statistically significant relationship for either active or passive engagement on TikTok and perceived polarization. Instead the analysis suggests that political placement and engagement with political news in traditional media are found to be linked to perceived polarization.

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Bostadspriserna har ökat signifikant under en lång period nu och på senare tid har en upplevd bostadsbrist blivit alltmer påtaglig. Medan prisutvecklingen har varit goda nyheter för många ägare har det samtidigt skapat en allt högre inträdesbarriär för förstagångsköparna, speciellt kombinerat med kreditrestriktionerna införda under 2010-talet. För att lösa detta problem har konceptet hyrköp introducerats i Sverige och det är denna studies syfte att undersöka dess egenskaper och potential. Hyrköp möjliggör för privatpersoner att skjuta upp delar eller hela förvärvet av en bostad till en avtalad tidpunkt eller intervall i framtiden och hyra fram till dess. Att äga är ekonomiskt fördelaktigt på längre sikt men i fall där intressenten inte har möjlighet att förvärva bostaden genom konventionell överlåtelse kan hyrköp appliceras. Medan det är grundtanken har många anpassningar av hyrköp utvecklats både i Sverige och utomlands. Därför är ett av målen med detta arbete att analysera och komma fram till hur en effektiv hyrköpsmodell bör vara utformad. En annan anledning till varför hyrköp är viktigt att undersöka är att det är ett nytt fenomen på den svenska bostadsmarknaden. Unik lagstiftning för hyrköp existerar inte, verksamheten befinner sig fortfarande på relativt småskalig nivå och den svenska forskningen inom området är begränsad. Metodiken för detta arbete har anpassats efter dessa förutsättningar och inneburit att fokus legat på det kvalitativa genom framför allt intervjuer med relevanta aktörer i Sverige, både inom den privata och politiska sfären. I och med att hyrköp är mer etablerat i andra länder har utövare i dessa också bidragit till arbetet. Genom att undersöka hyrköp och intervjua aktörerna som ligger bakom hyrköpsverksamheten i Sverige och sedan sätta det i dagens kontext har flera slutsatser kunnat dras. En analys av resultaten tyder på att receptet för en framgångsrik variant av hyrköp är att vara enhetlig, enkel för konsumenten att ta till sig och framför allt noggrant anpassad efter köparnas förutsättningar för sparande. Analys av resultaten indikerar dock starkt på att hyrköp i dagsläget har begränsningar i rollen som lösning till bostadsbristen för förstagångsköpare. Hyrköp som ett initiativ från de privata aktörerna kombinerat med justeringar bland kreditrestriktionerna från statligt håll framstår som ett mer effektivt tillvägagångssätt att sänka inträdeströskeln till bostadsmarknaden till en acceptabel nivå. / The housing prices have experienced a steady and significant incline during a long period and in recent times the housing shortage has turned into quite a tangible issue in the major Swedish cities. While the house price increase has made many wealthier, it has simultaneously caused an ever-rising threshold for first time home buyers, particularly when compounded with the credit regulations implemented during the last decade. With the intent of solving this issue, the concept Rent-to-Own has been introduced to Sweden and it is the purpose of this dissertation to investigate it’s properties and gauge it’s potential. Rent-to-Own allows individuals to partially or completely postpone their acquisition of a home until a predetermined interval or point in time while renting until then. Owning is financially more advantageous than renting in the mid- to long-term and it is in cases where a conventional outright purchase is not possible that Rent-to-Own is applicable. While this is the core notion, a number of adaptations have been developed both in Sweden and abroad. It is hence one of the objectives of this paper to deduce how an effective Rent-to-Own agreement should be structured. An additional reason for the relevance of this study is the fact that Rent-to-Own is a new and unfamiliar concept in Sweden. The current capacity is relatively low, specific regulations do not yet exist and Swedish research regarding the subject is finite. The methods employed for this paper have been adjusted based on these circumstances which has led to focus on a qualitative approach, primarily interviews with relevant parties, both in the private and political sphere. Considering that Rent-to-Own is a better-established matter abroad, information from providers of Rent-to-Own housing in such countries has complemented this work to a significant degree. Investigating the different forms of Rent-to-Own and interviewing real estate developers providing such acquisition options in Sweden has led to several conclusions. An analysis of the results implies that a successful variation of Rent-to-Own is uniform, comprehendible and most importantly adapted regarding the buyers’ saving capabilities. The results do also strongly indicate that Rent-to-Own in it’s current state is limited in it’s role as a mitigant of the housing shortage for first time home buyers. However, Rent-to-Own as an initiative by the corporations and companies combined with adjustments in credit regulations by the government resembles a more effective effort in lowering the entry barrier to the housing market to an adequate level.

Bakgrund: Antalet kejsarsnitt ökar såväl globalt som i Sverige. Kejsarsnitt är ett kirurgiskt ingrepp som innebär risker för såväl kvinna som barn. Trots risker önskar förstföderskor att genomgå ingreppet istället för en vaginal förlossning. Barnmorskors professionella stöd är av stor vikt för förstföderskors upplevelse inför, under samt efter sin förlossning. Studien utfördes för att förstå orsakerna till att förstföderskor önskar elektivt kejsarsnitt. Syfte: Var att fördjupa förståelsen kring förstföderskors önskan om elektivt kejsarsnitt. Metod: Kvalitativ innehållsanalys med en induktiv ansats. Datainsamlingen resulterade i 14 bloggar från sökmotorn Google.se som analyserades. Resultat: Analysen resulterade i tre teman: Sökandet efter trygghet inför sin förlossning, Tankar på en vaginal förlossning väcker varierande känslor och Val av förlossningsmetod - en rättighet samt sju subteman. Mest framträdande var känsla av brist på kontroll och otrygghet inför en vaginal förlossning. Möjligheten att få välja förlossningsmetod ansågs vara en mänsklig rättighet. Konklusion: Förstföderskor som önskar elektivt kejsarsnitt sökte trygghet inför sin förlossning. Elektivt kejsarsnitt ingav trygghet då det uppfattades som en mer kontrollerad och säker förlossningsmetod både för kvinnan och barnet. Föreställningen av att genomgå en vaginal förlossning skapade rädsla och obehag. / Background: The number of caesarean sections increases both globally and in Sweden. Although caesarean section is a surgical procedure that involves risks for both women and child, first-time mothers wish to undergo the procedure instead of a vaginal delivery. The midwife's professional support is important for first-time mothers before, during and after childbirth. This study was conducted to understand the reasons why first-time mothers want elective caesarean section. Aim: To deepen the understanding of first-time mothers wish for elective caesarean section. Method: A qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach was used. Google.se was used for data collection, the collection resulted in 14 blogs. Result: The analysis resulted in three themes: The wish for security during childbirth, Thoughts on a vaginal delivery raises a variety of emotions and Choice of birthing method - a right and seven sub-themes. Most prominent was the feeling of lack of control and insecurity for a vaginal delivery. Choice of birthing method was considered a human right. Conclusion: First-time mothers strive for security during childbirth. Elective caesarean section was described as a safe and controlled birthing method. Thoughts on a vaginal delivery raises fear and discomfort for first-time mothers.

Förstagångsmammors välbefinnande är ett diskuterat ämne med mycket tidigare forskning bakom sig. Studiens syfte var att undersöka huruvida det finns ett samband mellan förstagångsmammors fysiska och psykiska välbefinnande och olika faktorer som relationer samt stöd från social omgivning och sjukvård med en kvantitativ analysmetod. Enkäter skickades ut till sociala medier och utefter det sammanställdes resultatet via SPSS. Resultatet av denna studie visar att förstagångsmammor är i behov av stöd från sjukvård och social omgivning. En bra relation till framförallt partner och vänner är viktigt för det mentala måendet. Tidigare psykiska besvär, medicinering för psykiska besvär och diagnostisering av personlighetsstörning påvisar en stor risk att drabbas av förlossningsdepression. En besvärlig förlossningsupplevelse kan också bidra till en förlossningsdepression och deltagarna upplevde att de fått bättre information från sjukvården kring de psykiska bieffekterna av att föda barn än de fysiska bieffekterna, något som sa emot tidigare forskning. / The wellbeing of first-time mothers is a well discussed subject with previous research from all over the world. The aim of this study was to see whether there is a connection between the physical and mental wellbeing of first-time mothers and several factors such as relationships, social support and support from healthcare with a quantitative analysis method. Surveys were sent out on social media and the results were compiled via SPSS. The results of this study indicates that first-time mothers are in need of both support from healthcare and their social surrounding. A good relationship to especially partner and friends are important for their mental health. Previous mental disorders, medication for mental disorders or that the person is diagnosed with a personality disorder could increase the risk of experiencing postpartum depression. A difficult birth experience could also contribute to a postpartum depression and the participants experienced that they received better information about the mental side effects of giving birth rather than the physical side effects, which contradicts previous research.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for more than 350,000 occupational illnesses and injuries in the United States. Many job risk factors for developing MSDs are found in the automotive industry and the United Automobile Workers (UAW)-Ford Ergonomics Surveillance Tool (EST) has been designed to screen these jobs into high, moderate or low risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders affecting the distal upper extremity (DUE), lower back (LB) and/or neck and shoulders (NS). The purpose of this effort was to examine the predictive validity of the EST against a sample of target jobs at four Ford plants. Individual jobs for this study were selected by a stratified random assignment. Health records from Ford were reviewed in order to identify first time office visits (FTOVs), which were symptomatic complaints made by individual workers. Jobs that were associated with FTOVs were defined as case jobs for the three body regions. These case jobs were compared with predictions for injury by EST. Sensitivity and specificity were used to test predictive validity. While the sensitivity was poor for all body regions tested, the specificities were fairly strong for DUE and NS when looking at low risk compared to moderate/high risk. The low risk DUE specificity was 0.67 and increased to 0.78 when looking at low/moderate risk compared to high. Low back specificity for low risk was 0.51 but increased to 0.85 when looking at low/moderate risk compared to high. The NS specificity score was 0.81, increasing to 0.85 when looking at low/moderate risk. While the EST does not predict which jobs are high risk for injury, it does screen out safe jobs. Therefore, jobs identified by the EST as low/moderate risk are likely to be safe.

The purpose of this research study was to identify, from the perception of realtors, how prepared first-time homebuyers (FTHBs) are when purchasing a home and to discover what kind of issues and problems arose during the home-buying process. This study also identified common factors used by realtors to identify: how FTHBs are prepared, usefulness of FTHB workshops, FTHBs' mortgage knowledge, and recommendations to better prepare FTHBs. The goal was twofold: identify areas in the home-buying process where FTHBs are less prepared and provide information to financial educators and real estate agents to help fill the gap in FTHB preparedness. This study covered three main areas of buying a home: pre-purchase preparedness, mortgage finance, and the closing process. Data for this study were collected using an online survey emailed to realtors in the Cache Rich Association of Realtors (CRAR) in Northern Utah. A total of 66 realtors responded to the survey. Descriptive statistics, matched pair t tests, correlations, and simple regression analyses were used. Overall, realtors find their FTHB clients to be less than somewhat prepared. This is evident when the mean percentage of FTHBs that realtors stated were well-prepared for homeownership was only 44.4%. According to realtors' perceptions, many FTHBs did not have their personal finances in order and poorly understood the cost of obtaining a mortgage and its process. The analysis of the data collected from realtors' responses also identified the most frequent problem or issue that arose during the home-buying process was obtaining a mortgage. When asked if FTHB workshops are useful, 60% of realtors perceived them to be more than somewhat useful. Reasons for their usefulness included being educational, beneficial, and preparing FTHBs for buying a home. Results also indicated that the level of mortgage knowledge and knowledge about housing sustainability directly related to the level of pre-purchase preparedness of FTHBs as perceived by realtors. When pre-purchase preparedness levels were low, mortgage knowledge and knowledge about housing sustainability levels were also perceived to be low. In the end, realtors offered their suggestions on how to better prepare FTHBs for homeownership and their answer to this question was to have FTHBs work with a qualified realtor and network of professionals. The second most frequent response was to educate FTHBs on affordability and housing sustainability.