Field of work
I am a professor of midwifery at the section for master's in midwifery and public health nursing, at the Department of Health and Care Sciences.
I trained as a nurse at the Stavanger Red Cross School of Nursing in 1982. Studied midwifery in Bergen in 1989. Has clinical practice as a midwife at the Women's Clinic in Bergen, and was later a professional development midwife in practice. I have been a permanent employee at the midwifery programme since 2005. In 2014, I completed my PhD at Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women's and Children's Health, with the project 'Factors associated with having the first baby at an advanced age'.
I teach and supervise the master's program in midwifery. And I have been responsible for the master's course from 2017-2024. Currently, I am responsible for the course Theory of Science, Research Ethics and Methodology. I am a supervisor for master's and PhD candidates in various topics with different methodological approaches in midwifery and reproductive health.
National Coordinator of the Babies Born Better Survey
My research areas
Pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care: user perspectives
Epidemiological studies. Reproductive plans and challenges: issues related to age and gender
Clinical midwifery competence: complications and interventions
Research groups
- MAJOR500, General Midwifery , Fall 2025
- MAJOR504, Philosophy of Science, Research Ethics and Methodology , Spring 2026, subject responsible
- MAJOR504, Philosophy of Science, Research Ethics and Methodology , Fall 2025, subject responsible
- MAJOR506, Master’s Thesis, Spring 2026
- MAJOR506, Master’s Thesis, Fall 2025
- MAJORP501, General Midwifery Practice I, Fall 2025
- MAJORP502, General Midwifery Practice II, Spring 2026
- MAJORP505, Advanced Midwifery in Clinical Practice, Fall 2025
- MAJORP507, Advanced Midwifery Specialization in Clinical Practice , Fall 2025
- MAJORP507, Advanced Midwifery Specialization in Clinical Practice , Spring 2026
Publications
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The “Doing” of Compassionate Care in the Context of Childbirth From a Women’s Perspective
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Midwives' experiences with providing home-based postpartum care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
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Births in freestanding midwifery-led units in Norway: What women view as important aspects of care
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Midwives’ experiences with a safe childbirth checklist: A grounded theory study
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Important aspects of intrapartum care described by first-time mothers giving birth in specialised obstetric units in Norway: A qualitative analysis of two questions from the Babies Born Better study
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Women’s negative childbirth experiences and socioeconomic factors: Results from the Babies Born Better survey
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What Women Emphasis as Important Aspects of Care in Cghildbirth – an Online Survey
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Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis
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What women identify as positive aspects and areas for improvement of maternity care and services in Ireland: An online survey
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First-Time Mothers’ Experiences of the Intrapartum Care Received in Specialised Obstetric Units in Norway: A Qualitative Analysis of Two Open-Ended Questions from the Babies Born Better Study
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Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis of 806 women’s responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey
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Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Qualitative analysis of 806 women's responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey
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Quantitative User Data From a Chatbot Developed for Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Observational Study
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Midwives’ experiences of an organizational change in early postpartum care services in Norway: A qualitative study
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Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of 806 women's responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey
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Practice, skills and experience with the Pinard stethoscope for intrapartum Foetal monitoring: Focus group interviews with Norwegian midwives
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Effectiveness of Interventions to Enhance the Sense of Coherence in the Life Course
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Barselomsorg i kommunen mestring , trygghet og brukererfaring
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Hvordan utdanne flere jordmødre i Norge?
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Midwives’ experiences with a safe childbirth checklist: a grounded theory study
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Midwives’ experience with home based care in early post partum period
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Hjemmebasert barselomsorg: en kvalitativ studie
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Exploring women’s self-reported health problems in pregnancy in the UK and Norway
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Hva mener kvinner er god omsorg i fødsel?
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What women emphasise as important aspects of care in childbirth – an online survey
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Du glemte jordmødrene, Bent Høie
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Alene inn i foreldreskapet
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How much synthetic oxytocin is infused during labour? A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries
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Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries: A multinational cross-sectional study
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The chatbot Dina: A study mapping the user data from women with gestational diabetes mellitus
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A review and analysis of intrapartum oxytocin infusion regimens in 12 countries
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Superkjendiser blir gravide og føder i høy alder: – Anbefales ikke
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I 2018 fødte 154 kvinner etter fylte 45 år. Det er det høyeste antallet siden 1967, året da p-pillen kom til Norge
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ABC - et flaggskip
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ABC - et flaggskip
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Eksperten svarer: Hvor lenge kan man vente med å få barn før det blir for vanskelig?
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– Venter man for lenge, kan det by på problemer, ifølge fertilitetsekspert
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Parents’ evaluation of early home visit by midwife
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Mothers’ evaluation of early home visit by midwife
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Vil du ta ansvar for folkehelsen Sylvi Listhaug?
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Når passer det egentlig å få barn?
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Informasjon om brukerevaluering av Jordmor-hjem Bergen
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Variations in childbirth interventions in high-income countries: protocol for a multi-national cross-sectional study
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Oxytocin infusion regimens in eleven countries – variations, interpretations and implications
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Fathers' experiences during the first postnatal week at home after early discharge of mother and baby from the maternity unit: a meta-synthesis
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Factors associated with obstetric anal sphincter injuries in midwife-led birth: A cross sectional study
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Variations in childbirth interventions in high-income countries: protocol for a multinational cross-sectional study
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What matters to women who have given birth in Norway: Findings from the Babies Born Better Survey
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Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
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Babies Born Better Survey (B3-survey): The first Norwegian results
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What matters to women who have given birth in Norway: findings from the Babies Born Better Survey (B3-Survey)
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Factors associated with having the first baby at an advanced age
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Eldre førstegangs foreldre
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Babies Born Better survey(B3): de første norske resultater
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Still childless at the age of 32: An investigation of predictors in 22-year-old women and men
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Eldre førstegangs foreldre
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Factors associated with having the first baby at an advanced age
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Factors associated with older first-time parents
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Postponing Parenthood
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Still childless at the age of 28 to 40 years: A cross-sectional study of Swedish women’s and men’s reproductive intentions
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes related to advanced maternal age compared with smoking and being overweight
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Characteristics of first-time fathers of advanced age: a Norwegian population-based study
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Characteristics of women who are pregnant with their first baby at an advanced age
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Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
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Factors associated with high maternal age when having the first baby
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Characteristics of women who are pregnant with their first baby at an advanced age
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Factors associated with high maternal age when having the first baby
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Factors associated with advanced age in first-time mothers
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Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
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Births in two different delivery units in the same clinic- a prospective study of healthy primiparous women
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Postnatal care in Norway - the consumers voice
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Postnatal care in Norway - the consumers voice
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Evidensbasert praksis - noe for sykepleiere og jordmødre?
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Forløsningspraksis og fødselsrifter
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Midwives' experience regarding delivery and perineal tears
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Transfer during labour: A challenge or a problem at low-risk birth units?
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Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma
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Forløsningspraksis og fødselsrifter: jordmødres erfaringer
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Delivery Practices and Perineal Tears: Midwives’