Enhanced Maternity care for Migrant women in Norway (Emma-Nor)

Emma-Nor is a research project with a focus on maternal and perinatal health in a migration context.

Migrant women, who constitute 28 % of new mothers in Norway, experience poorer pregnancy outcomes, such as stillbirth and preterm birth, compared with non-migrant women. However, this highly heterogeneous population has both higher and lower risks for adverse outcomes, differing in migrant history, length of residence, socioeconomics, language proficiency, health literacy, and physical and mental health.

In this project we identify subgroups of migrant women with particularly high-risk for complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes through epidemiological studies. We deepen understanding via qualitative research, and then design, evaluate, and implement sustainable interventions to improve antenatal-, intrapartum- and postpartum care for migrant women through randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and process evaluations.

We investigate associations between migrant-related factors, such as maternal country of birth, reason for migration and length of residence and different outcomes, by means of epidemiological studies using data from the Medical Birth Register and Statistics Norway.

Projects

In Emma-Nor we have identified subgroups of migrant women with particularly high-risk for complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes through epidemiological studies. We have deepened understanding via qualitative research, and designed, evaluated, and implemented interventions to improve antenatal care (group antenatal care for Somali women in Sweden, Hooyo), intrapartum care (Community-based doula support) through randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and process evaluations. 

Currently, we are developing and evaluating a risk-assessment tool for antenatal care in Norway (PreGO). We are also planning for a trial on Mother-to-mother proactive telephone support to prevent postpartum depression in migrant women, a collaborative project with Australian researchers.

Epidemiology
We have several ongoing and published Norwegian and Swedish registry-based studies, the majority of which are based on the following registers: the Medical Birth Registries of Norway and Sweden, Statistics Norway (SSB), Statistics Sweden (SCB), the Swedish Pregnancy Register, and the Swedish National Patient Register.

Publications

Stalheim, A. M., Nilsen, R. M., Vangen, S., Vik, E. S., Alnæs‐Katjavivi, P., Iversen, M. M.,& Strandberg, R. B. (2026). Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes: A nationwide, population‐based study, 1999–2021. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70215  

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Yaya, Y., Fismen, A. S., Macsali, F., Morken, N. H., & Sørbye, L. M. (2024). Pre-pregnancy obesity among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Norway: Prevalence, trends, and subgroup variations. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(10), 2081–2091.https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14843

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2023). Associations between non-registered ultrasound examination in pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes in immigrant and non-immigrant women: A Norwegian population-based study 1999–2016. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948241274596

Stalheim, A. M., Iversen, M. M., Jenum, A. K., Sletner, L., Stafne, S. N., Qvigstad, E., & Strandberg, R. B. (2023). Seasonal variation in gestational diabetes mellitus among women in Norway: A national population-based study. BMJ Open, 13(3), e063725. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063725

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2023). Risk of subsequent preeclampsia by maternal country of birth: A Norwegian population-based study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4109. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054109

Costa R, Rodrigues C, Dias H, et al. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022;159(Suppl. 1):39-53. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14472

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2021). Placental abruption in immigrant women in Norway: A population-based study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 100(4), 658–665. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14053

Vik, E. S., Aasheim, V., Nilsen, R. M., Small, R., Moster, D., & Schytt, E. (2020). Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study. PLOS Medicine, 17(11), e1003395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003395

Vik, E., Nilsen, R., Aasheim, V., Small, R., Moster, D., & Schytt, E. (2020). Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: A population-based study. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.19047/v2

Strandberg, R. B., Nilsen, R. M., Morken, N. H., & Vik, E. S. (2020). Gestational diabetes mellitus by maternal country of birth and length of residence in immigrant women in Norway. Diabetic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14255

Aasheim, V., Nilsen, R. M., Morken, N. H., & Schytt, E. (2020). Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration-related factors. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 26, 100553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2020.100553

Vik, E., Aasheim, V., Schytt, E., Small, R., Moster, D., & Nilsen, R. (2019) Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration-related factors: A population-based study in Norway. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2140-3

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Yaya, Y., Fismen, A. S., & Morken, N. H. (2019). Preconception folic acid supplement use in immigrant women (1999–2016). Nutrients, 11(10), 2300. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102300

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Morken, N. H., & Vik, E. S. (2018). Preeclampsia by maternal reasons for immigration: A population-based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1), 423. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2034-4

Costa, R., Rodrigues, C., Dias, H., Covi, B., Mariani, I., Valente, E. P., ... & IMAgiNE EURO study group. (2022). Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus non-migrant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159, 39-53.

Juarez SP, Small R, Hjern A, Schytt E. Length of residence and caesarean section in migrant women in Sweden: a population-based study. Eur J Public Health. 2018

Juarez SP, Small R, Hjern A, Schytt E. Caesarean Birth is Associated with Both Maternal and Paternal Origin in Immigrants in Sweden: a Population-Based Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017;31(6):509-21.

Berbres M, Hesselman S, Ternstrom E, Schytt E. Women's use of Swedish health care during the postpartum period in relation to maternal country of birth-A population-based study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2024;103(10):2101-11.

Publikasjonar

Stalheim, A. M., Nilsen, R. M., Vangen, S., Vik, E. S., Alnæs‐Katjavivi, P., Iversen, M. M.,& Strandberg, R. B. (2026). Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes: A nationwide, population‐based study, 1999–2021. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70215  

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Yaya, Y., Fismen, A. S., Macsali, F., Morken, N. H., & Sørbye, L. M. (2024). Pre-pregnancy obesity among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Norway: Prevalence, trends, and subgroup variations. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(10), 2081–2091.https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14843

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2023). Associations between non-registered ultrasound examination in pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes in immigrant and non-immigrant women: A Norwegian population-based study 1999–2016. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948241274596

Stalheim, A. M., Iversen, M. M., Jenum, A. K., Sletner, L., Stafne, S. N., Qvigstad, E., & Strandberg, R. B. (2023). Seasonal variation in gestational diabetes mellitus among women in Norway: A national population-based study. BMJ Open, 13(3), e063725. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063725

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2023). Risk of subsequent preeclampsia by maternal country of birth: A Norwegian population-based study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4109. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054109

Costa R, Rodrigues C, Dias H, et al. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022;159(Suppl. 1):39-53. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14472

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2021). Placental abruption in immigrant women in Norway: A population-based study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 100(4), 658–665. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14053

Vik, E. S., Aasheim, V., Nilsen, R. M., Small, R., Moster, D., & Schytt, E. (2020). Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study. PLOS Medicine, 17(11), e1003395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003395

Vik, E., Nilsen, R., Aasheim, V., Small, R., Moster, D., & Schytt, E. (2020). Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: A population-based study. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.19047/v2

Strandberg, R. B., Nilsen, R. M., Morken, N. H., & Vik, E. S. (2020). Gestational diabetes mellitus by maternal country of birth and length of residence in immigrant women in Norway. Diabetic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14255

Aasheim, V., Nilsen, R. M., Morken, N. H., & Schytt, E. (2020). Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration-related factors. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 26, 100553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2020.100553

Vik, E., Aasheim, V., Schytt, E., Small, R., Moster, D., & Nilsen, R. (2019) Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration-related factors: A population-based study in Norway. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2140-3

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Yaya, Y., Fismen, A. S., & Morken, N. H. (2019). Preconception folic acid supplement use in immigrant women (1999–2016). Nutrients, 11(10), 2300. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102300

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Morken, N. H., & Vik, E. S. (2018). Preeclampsia by maternal reasons for immigration: A population-based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1), 423. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2034-4

Costa, R., Rodrigues, C., Dias, H., Covi, B., Mariani, I., Valente, E. P., ... & IMAgiNE EURO study group. (2022). Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus non-migrant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159, 39-53.

Juarez SP, Small R, Hjern A, Schytt E. Length of residence and caesarean section in migrant women in Sweden: a population-based study. Eur J Public Health. 2018

Juarez SP, Small R, Hjern A, Schytt E. Caesarean Birth is Associated with Both Maternal and Paternal Origin in Immigrants in Sweden: a Population-Based Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017;31(6):509-21.

Berbres M, Hesselman S, Ternstrom E, Schytt E. Women's use of Swedish health care during the postpartum period in relation to maternal country of birth-A population-based study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2024;103(10):2101-11.

Publikasjonar

Stalheim, A. M., Nilsen, R. M., Vangen, S., Vik, E. S., Alnæs‐Katjavivi, P., Iversen, M. M.,& Strandberg, R. B. (2026). Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes: A nationwide, population‐based study, 1999–2021. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70215  

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Yaya, Y., Fismen, A. S., Macsali, F., Morken, N. H., & Sørbye, L. M. (2024). Pre-pregnancy obesity among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Norway: Prevalence, trends, and subgroup variations. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(10), 2081–2091.https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14843

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2023). Associations between non-registered ultrasound examination in pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes in immigrant and non-immigrant women: A Norwegian population-based study 1999–2016. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948241274596

Stalheim, A. M., Iversen, M. M., Jenum, A. K., Sletner, L., Stafne, S. N., Qvigstad, E., & Strandberg, R. B. (2023). Seasonal variation in gestational diabetes mellitus among women in Norway: A national population-based study. BMJ Open, 13(3), e063725. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063725

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2023). Risk of subsequent preeclampsia by maternal country of birth: A Norwegian population-based study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4109. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054109

Costa R, Rodrigues C, Dias H, et al. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2022;159(Suppl. 1):39-53. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14472

Mæland, K. S., Morken, N. H., Schytt, E., Aasheim, V., & Nilsen, R. M. (2021). Placental abruption in immigrant women in Norway: A population-based study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 100(4), 658–665. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14053

Vik, E. S., Aasheim, V., Nilsen, R. M., Small, R., Moster, D., & Schytt, E. (2020). Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study. PLOS Medicine, 17(11), e1003395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003395

Vik, E., Nilsen, R., Aasheim, V., Small, R., Moster, D., & Schytt, E. (2020). Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: A population-based study. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.19047/v2

Strandberg, R. B., Nilsen, R. M., Morken, N. H., & Vik, E. S. (2020). Gestational diabetes mellitus by maternal country of birth and length of residence in immigrant women in Norway. Diabetic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14255

Aasheim, V., Nilsen, R. M., Morken, N. H., & Schytt, E. (2020). Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration-related factors. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 26, 100553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2020.100553

Vik, E., Aasheim, V., Schytt, E., Small, R., Moster, D., & Nilsen, R. (2019) Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration-related factors: A population-based study in Norway. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2140-3

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Yaya, Y., Fismen, A. S., & Morken, N. H. (2019). Preconception folic acid supplement use in immigrant women (1999–2016). Nutrients, 11(10), 2300. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102300

Nilsen, R. M., Strandberg, R. B., Morken, N. H., & Vik, E. S. (2018). Preeclampsia by maternal reasons for immigration: A population-based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1), 423. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2034-4

Costa, R., Rodrigues, C., Dias, H., Covi, B., Mariani, I., Valente, E. P., ... & IMAgiNE EURO study group. (2022). Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus non-migrant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159, 39-53.

Juarez SP, Small R, Hjern A, Schytt E. Length of residence and caesarean section in migrant women in Sweden: a population-based study. Eur J Public Health. 2018

Juarez SP, Small R, Hjern A, Schytt E. Caesarean Birth is Associated with Both Maternal and Paternal Origin in Immigrants in Sweden: a Population-Based Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017;31(6):509-21.

Berbres M, Hesselman S, Ternstrom E, Schytt E. Women's use of Swedish health care during the postpartum period in relation to maternal country of birth-A population-based study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2024;103(10):2101-11.

Qualitative studies
Our qualitative studies have provided valuable insights that have informed the development of care interventions tailored to the needs of migrant women, and have also generated new research questions.

Publications

Schytt E, Brandal C, Skaar MB, Vik ES, Aasheim V. Midwives' experiences with telephone triage for migrant women prior to admission to Norwegian labour wards, when language barriers exist. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2025;45:101139.

Aw-Nuur, H. A., Diriye, N. A., Aasheim, V., Engen, T., Mehrara, L., & Vik, E. S. (2024). Somali immigrant women’s knowledge of and experiences with folic acid supplement use before and during pregnancy: A qualitative study from Norway. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 39, 100946.

Asbjornsen, H. S., Ottemöller, F. G., & Vik, E. S. (2025). ‘I was ‘only’seen as a birthing woman:’the pregnancy, birth and postpartum experiences of women with refugee backgrounds in Norway. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25(1), 507.

Vik, E. S., Hashi, R. M., Hamud, M. E., Aasheim, V., Kringeland, T., & Aasekjær, K. (2022). Migrant Somali women’s experiences with their first contact with the labor ward prior to admission: A qualitative study. European journal of midwifery, 6, 45.

Utne, R., Antrobus-Johannessen, C. L., Aasheim, V., Aasekjær, K., & Vik, E. S. (2020). Somali women's experiences of antenatal care: A qualitative interview study. Midwifery, 83, 102656.

Schytt E, Brandal C, Skaar MB, Vik ES, Aasheim V. Midwives' experiences with telephone triage for migrant women prior to admission to Norwegian labour wards, when language barriers exist. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2025;45:101139.

Literature studies

Bains, S., Mæland, K. S., & Vik, E. S. (2021). Helse i svangerskapet blant innvandrerkvinner i Norge–en utforskende litteraturoversikt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.

Wenger, L. S., Saifee, J. F., Macikunas, A., Shetty, J., Fredricks, K., Wiemker, V., Russel, E.A., Vik, E.S. & Brandenberger, J. (2025). Examining Structural and Social Supports Offered to Resettled Refugees in 10 Host Countries–A Scoping Review Acknowledging Health in All Policies. Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 12(1), 10.

Intervention studies
We are conducting a range of intervention studies to improve pregnancy, maternity, and childbirth care for migrant women. Below is an overview of our ongoing and completed projects.

Ongoing projects

PreGO

PreGO is an innovative digital decision-support tool that supports midwives and physicians in assessing pregnancy-related risk factors in a migrant context.

The current phase focuses on evaluating the feasibility, usability, and clinical relevance of the tool. A PhD candidate is currently being recruited and will contribute to the development and evaluation of PreGO through three studies:

  • a usability study assessing clinicians’ perceptions of PreGO in clinical practice. 
  • a Delphi study to establish clinician consensus on migration-related factors, outcome variables, and weighting principles for inclusion in the tool
  • a nationwide population-based registry study examining migration-related determinants of adverse perinatal outcomes.

 Additional qualitative studies within the broader PreGO project are exploring clinicians’ and women’s experiences of pregnancy risk assessment and the use of PreGO, informing the continued refinement and future implementation of the tool.

To support the qualitative components of the project, Master's students in Midwifery will be involved in data collection and analysis.

Read more about PreGO

Finalized projects

Our research on community-based doula support for migrant women forms an important foundation for the EmmaNor project.

The intervention has been tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and evaluated from multiple perspectives using qualitative and mixed-methods studies.

Publications

Schytt E, Wahlberg A, Eltayb A, Tsekhmestruk N, Small R, Lindgren H. Community-based bilingual doula support during labour and birth to improve migrant women's intrapartum care experiences and emotional well-being-Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Stockholm, Sweden [NCT03461640]. PLoS One. 2022;17(11):e0277533.

Schytt E, Wahlberg A, Eltayb A, Small R, Tsekhmestruk N, Lindgren H. Community-based doula support for migrant women during labour and birth: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Stockholm, Sweden (NCT03461640). BMJ Open. 2020;10(2):e031290.

Schytt E, Wahlberg A, Small R, Eltayb A, Lindgren H. The community-based bilingual doula - A new actor filling gaps in labour care for migrant women. Findings from a qualitative study of midwives' and obstetricians' experiences. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2021;28:100614.

Purandare R, Adahl K, Stillerman M, Schytt E, Tsekhmestruk N, Lindgren H. Migrant women's experiences of community-based doula support during labor and childbirth in Sweden. A mixed methods study. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2024;41:101000.

Lindgren H, Eltayb A, Wahlberg A, Tsekhmestruk N, Small R, Schytt E. Multi-tasking community-based bilingual doulas are bridging gaps-Despite standing on fragile ground. A qualitative study of doulas' experiences in Sweden. Midwifery. 2022;105:103231.

Byrskog U, Small R, Schytt E. Community-based bilingual doulas for migrant women in labour and birth - findings from a Swedish register-based cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020;20(1):721.

Hooyo - Group antenatal care for Somali-born women in Sweden

Publications

Ahrne M, Byrskog U, Essen B, Andersson E, Small R, Schytt E. Group antenatal care compared with standard antenatal care for Somali-Swedish women: a historically controlled evaluation of the Hooyo Project. BMJ Open. 2023;13(1):e066000.

Ahrne M, Byrskog U, Essen B, Andersson E, Small R, Schytt E. Group antenatal care (gANC) for Somali-speaking women in Sweden - a process evaluation. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):721.

Ahrne M, Schytt E, Andersson E, Small R, Adan A, Essen B, Byrskog U. Antenatal care for Somali-born women in Sweden: Perspectives from mothers, fathers and midwives. Midwifery. 2019;74:107-15.

Byrskog U, Ahrne M, Small R, Andersson E, Essen B, Adan A, et al. Rationale, development and feasibility of group antenatal care for immigrant women in Sweden: a study protocol for the Hooyo Project. BMJ Open. 2019;9(7):e030314.

Thesis

2024: Looking for "The Equalizer" in antenatal care : developing and evaluating language-supported group antenatal care in Sweden - Karolinska Institutet 

Planned studies
Several studies are currently underway, and additional studies are being planned. Our future research programme includes epidemiological, qualitative, and intervention studies.

Project organisation

The project is led by researchers at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). The research team includes collaborators from the University of Bergen (UiB), Uppsala University in Sweden, Dalarna University in Falun, Sweden, and La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

Project Leaders

bilde av Erica Schytt

Erica Schytt

Professor

bilde av Eline Skirnisdottir Vik

Eline Skirnisdottir Vik

Professor

Members

Other research partners
  • Rachana Aryal, Norske kvinners sanitetsforening 
  • Hilde Sjøbø Asbjørnsen, University of Bergen
  • Fungisai Puleng Gwanzura Ottemöller, University of Bergen
  • Elin Ternström, Dalarna University, Sweden
  • Malin Berbres, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Touran Shafiei, La Trobe University, Australia
  • Della Forster, La Trobe University, Australia
  • Robyn Matthews, La Trobe University, Australia