About the group
Our research focuses on
- Reproductive health, including infertility, congenital heart disease in pregnant women, and future challenges for obstetric care such as lifestyle related diseases and provision of health care in a multiethnic setting.
- Cancer in women.
- Gender dimension in health and disease.
The group organizes
- Formal and informal research education.
- Staff and support functions for the research group.
- Web pages for research activities.
Goals
Our primary goal is to be a national source of the most updated knowledge of women's health, for both health authorities and health professionals.
Through regular training courses, we aim to increase the competence and skills of health professionals in meeting new challenges of care.
In addition to scientific publications, we disseminate new research based knowledge about women's health to the public.
Projects
- The rise of personalized medicine and drug repurposing in breast cancer: a real world evidence study in Norway
- The PURPLE Study
- Sex differences in behavioral and biological risk factors for incident atrial fibrillation in Norway
- Delivery in focus
- NoFRACT – Norwegian Capture the Fracture Initiative
- Time-lapse imaging of human preimplantation embryos: a predictive tool in the IVF lab and clinical practice?
For more projects in Norwegian, see our Norwegian webpage.
Collaborators and networks
- Cancer Registry of Norway
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Norwegian audit group for maternal deaths
- Nordic audit group for maternal deaths
- INOSS International Obstetric Surveillance Systems
- ROAM - Reproductive outcomes and migration
- FOKO - Research on female genital mutilation
Selected publications
- Menopausal hormone therapy and melanoma risk in the Australian longitudinal study on women's health. Botteri E, Xu Z, Støer NC, Mishra GD. Maturitas. 2022 Jun;160:1-3.
- Preconception leisure-time physical activity and family history of stroke and myocardial infarction associate with preterm delivery: findings from a Norwegian cohort. Engen T, Owe KM, Horn J, Sulo G, Næss ØE, Juliusson PB, Morken NH, Egeland GM. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Apr 20;22(1):341.
- Antidepressant Fill and Dose Trajectories in Pregnant Women with Depression and/or Anxiety: A Norwegian Registry Linkage Study. Trinh NTH, Nordeng HME, Bandoli G, Palmsten K, Eberhard-Gran M, Lupattelli A. Clin Epidemiol. 2022 Dec 5;14:1439-1451. eCollection 2022.
- Contribution of an extensive medication-based comorbidity index (Rx-Risk) in explaining the excess mortality after hip fracture in older Norwegians: a NOREPOS cohort study. Holvik K, Hjellvik V, Karlstad Ø, Gunnes N, Hoff M, Tell GS, Meyer HE. BMJ Open. 2022 May 2;12(5):e057823
- Different pathways for preterm birth between singleton and twin pregnancies: a populationbased registry study of 481 176 nulliparous women. Tingleff T, Räisänen S, Vikanes Å, Sandvik L, Sugulle M, Murzakanova G, Laine K. BJOG. 2022 Nov 13. Online ahead of print.
- Maternal mortality in eight European countries with enhanced surveillance systems: descriptive population based study. Diguisto C, Saucedo M, Kallianidis A, Bloemenkamp K, 37 Bødker B, Buoncristiano M et al. BMJ 2022; 379 :e07062. BMJ Editorial: Accurate surveillance of maternal deaths is an international priority.
- Peripartum hysterectomy due to severe postpartum hemorrhage: A hospital-based study. Pettersen S, Falk RS, Vangen S, Nyfløt LT. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2022 Jul;101(7):819- 826.
- Practice, skills and experience with the Pinard stethoscope for intrapartum Foetal monitoring: Focus group interviews with Norwegian midwives. Engelhart CH, Nilsen ABV, Pay ASD, Maude R, Kaasen A, Blix E. Midwifery. 2022 May;108:103288.
- Depressive symptoms and experiences of birthing mothers during COVID-19 pandemic. Eberhard-Gran M, Engelsen LY, Al-Zirqi I, Vangen S. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2022 Feb 4;142(3).