Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir"
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Adverse neonatal outcomes in migrant women in Norway
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir (Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-11)Background: With increasing international migration, more knowledge is needed regarding migrant women’s pregnancies and births. Migrant families represent great diversity and investigating the risk of adverse neonatal ... -
Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: a population-based study
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Aasheim, Vigdis; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already had a child before arriving in Norway with those in migrant women whose first birth occurred in Norway. The aim of this study was ... -
Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration related factors
Aasheim, Vigdis; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Small, Rhonda; Schytt, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To investigate associations between maternal country of birth and other migration related factors (length of residence, reason for migration, paternal origin) and epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous ... -
Gestational diabetes mellitus by maternal country of birth and length of residence in immigrant women in Norway
Strandberg, Ragnhild Bjarkøy; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Jenum, Anne Karen; Sørbye, Linn Marie; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Schytt, Erica; Aasheim, Vigdis; Nilsen, Roy Miodini (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: Immigrant women are at higher risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than non-immigrant women. This study described the prevalence of GDM in immigrant women by maternal country of birth and examined the ... -
Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Aasheim, Vigdis; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Migration is a risk factor for adverse neonatal outcomes. The various impacts of maternal origin have been reported previously. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between paternal origin and ... -
Preconception folic acid supplement use in immigrant women (1999-2016)
Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Sandberg, Marit G.; Schytt, Erica; Small, Rhonda; Strandberg, Ragnhild Bjarkøy; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Aasheim, Vigdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)This study examines how preconception folic acid supplement use varied in immigrant women compared with non-immigrant women. We analyzed national population-based data from Norway from 1999–2016, including 1,055,886 ... -
Preeclampsia by maternal reasons for immigration: A population-based study
Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Rasmussen, Svein; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica; Aasheim, Vigdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-26)Background: To investigate whether the occurrence of preeclampsia varied by maternal reasons for immigration. Methods: We included 1,287,270 singleton pregnancies (163,508 to immigrant women) in Norway during 1990–2013. ... -
Somali women's experiences of antenatal care: A qualitative interview study
Utne, Renate; Antrobus-Johannessen, Chloe Lindsay; Aasheim, Vigdis; Aasekjær, Katrine; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: To explore Somali women's experiences of antenatal care in Norway. Design: A qualitative study based on individual semi-structured interviews conducted either face-to-face or over the phone. Setting: ... -
Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration related factors: a population-based study in Norway
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Aasheim, Vigdis; Schytt, Erica; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Nilsen, Roy Miodini (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-05)Background: Migrant women’s overall increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is well known. The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between stillbirth and maternal country of birth and other ...