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