Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tidsskrift "BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth"
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Folic acid supplementation, dietary folate intake during pregnancy and risk for spontaneous preterm delivery: a prospective observational cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-02)Background: Health authorities in numerous countries recommend periconceptional folic acid supplementation to prevent neural tube defects. The objective of this study was to examine the association of dietary folate intake ... -
The HELLP syndrome: clinical issues and management. A Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-02-26)Background: The HELLP syndrome is a serious complication in pregnancy characterized by haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count occurring in 0.5 to 0.9% of all pregnancies and in 10–20% of cases with severe ... -
High maternal mortality in a rural south-west Ethiopia: estimate by using the sisterhood method
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-23)Background: Estimation of maternal mortality is difficult in developing countries without complete vital registration. The indirect sisterhood method represents an alternative in places where there is high fertility and ... -
Identifying target areas of medicines information efforts to pregnant and breastfeeding women by reviewing questions to SafeMotherMedicine: A Norwegian web-based public medicines information service
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Online information about safety of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding is shown to be conflicting, resulting in anxiety and abstaining from use. The aim of this study was to characterize questions ... -
Incidence of home delivery among women living with HIV in Lira, Northern Uganda: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Home delivery has been associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV and remains high among HIV-infected women. Predictors for home delivery in the context of HIV have not been fully studied and understood ... -
Making stillbirths count, making numbers talk - Issues in data collection for stillbirths
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-17)Background: Stillbirths need to count. They constitute the majority of the world's perinatal deaths and yet, they are largely invisible. Simply counting stillbirths is only the first step in analysis and prevention. From ... -
Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-04)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa remains high despite global efforts to reduce it. In order to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in the immediate term, reduction of delay in the ... -
Maternal reasons for requesting planned cesarean section in Norway: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Pregnant women who request a cesarean section in the absence of obstetric indication have become a highly debated issue in academic as well as popular literature. In order to find adequate, targeted treatment ... -
“The midwife helped me ... otherwise I could have died”: women’s experience of professional midwifery services in rural Afghanistan - a qualitative study in the provinces Kunar and Laghman
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality ratios, with more than 60% of women having no access to a skilled birth attendant in some areas. The main challenges for childbearing Afghan women ... -
Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for obstetric anal sphincter injury in a Norwegian Region: a case–control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)Background: Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is a common and severe complication of vaginal delivery and may have short- and long-term consequences, including anal incontinence, sexual dysfunction and reduced quality ... -
Neonatal care practices in Buikwe District, Uganda: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest neonatal mortality rate, with Uganda reporting 20 deaths per 1000 live births. The Uganda Clinical Guidelines (UCG) from 2016 have detailed descriptions on care ... -
Paternal characteristics associated with maternal periconceptional use of folic acid supplementation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-30)Background: Maternal predictors of folic acid (FA) supplementation use to reduce offspring risk of neural tube defects are well known, while paternal determinants for maternal FA use are less known. Such knowledge is ... -
Perinatal mortality by gestational week and size at birth in singleton pregnancies at and beyond term: a nationwide population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-22)Background: Whether gestational age per se increases perinatal mortality in post-term pregnancy is unclear. We aimed at assessing gestational week specific perinatal mortality in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and non-SGA ... -
Preconception leisure-time physical activity and family history of stroke and myocardial infarction associate with preterm delivery: findings from a Norwegian cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Preterm birth poses short and long-term health consequences for mothers and offspring including cardiovascular disease sequelae. However, studies evaluating preexisting family history of cardiovascular disease ... -
Preeclampsia by maternal reasons for immigration: A population-based study
(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. ... -
Preterm subtypes by immigrants' length of residence in Norway: a population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-21)Background: The reduction of the preterm delivery (PTD) rate is a maternal and child health target. Elevated rates have been found among several immigrant groups, but few studies have distinguished between PTD according ... -
Reduction of late stillbirth with the introduction of fetal movement information and guidelines - a clinical quality improvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-22)Background: Women experiencing decreased fetal movements (DFM) are at increased risk of adverse outcomes, including stillbirth. Fourteen delivery units in Norway registered all cases of DFM in a population-based quality ... -
Reference ranges of fetal superior vena cava blood flow velocities and pulsatility index in the second half of pregnancy: a longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Fetal superior vena cava (SVC) is essentially the single vessel returning blood from the upper body to the heart. With approximately 80-85% of SVC blood flow representing cerebral venous return, its interrogation ... -
Satisfaction with life during pregnancy and early motherhood in first-time mothers of advanced age: A population-based longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-25)Background: The trend to delay motherhood to the age of 30 and beyond is established in most high-income countries but relatively little is known about potential effects on maternal emotional well-being. This study ... -
Sleep patterns and psychosocial health of parents of preterm and full-born infants: a prospective, comparative, longitudinal feasibility study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: The early birth and hospitalization of a preterm infant in neonatal intensive care unit can produce several emotional and behavioural responses including sleep problems for parents. Few studies have explored ...