Helen Elden

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University of Gothenburg

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Helen Elden is a Full Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research focuses on maternal and newborn healthcare, with recent studies exploring topics such as childbirth experiences, labor induction, and the involvement of fathers during pregnancy. She has contributed to various qualitative and quantitative investigations that assess the quality of maternal care and support mechanisms in different contexts, particularly within the WHO European region.

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Lumbopelvic pain in relation to pregnancy.

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A Multi-center Randomized, 36-months, Study to compare induction of labour at 41 completed gestational weeks versus expectant management and induction at 42 completed gestational weeks on perinatal/neonatal morbidity and mortality

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Treatment modalities for post-mature pregnancy

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Lumbopelvic pain in relation to pregnancy

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Stephanie Batram-Zantvoort

Bielefeld University

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Experiences of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in the World Health Organization European region: A mixed‐method study among 22 countries

Factors affecting provision of high-quality maternal and newborn healthcare in Zanzibar – A qualitative study

Health care professionals’ perspectives and experiences of low-risk outpatient and inpatient labour induction: A qualitative interview study within the Swedish OPTION trial

The OPTION trial: outpatient induction of labour – study protocol for a prospective, non-inferiority, multicentre randomised controlled trial

Fathers’ involvement in pregnancy and childbirth in Africa: an integrative systematic review

A qualitative study of the experience of doula support to women in socially disadvantaged positions in Sweden: The voices of women and doulas

Experiences of implementing and working with obstetric emergency triage: A qualitative study among Swedish midwifes, auxiliary nurses, and obstetricians

Trends in the quality of maternal and neonatal care in Sweden and Norway as compared to 12 WHO European countries: A cross‐sectional survey investigating maternal perspectives during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Safety, effectiveness, womenʼs experience, and economic costs of outpatient induction in women with uncomplicated pregnancies: A systematic review and meta‐analyses

Increased incidence of shoulder dystocia but a declining incidence of obstetric brachial plexus palsy in vaginally delivered infants

Individual and country-level variables associated with the medicalization of birth: Multilevel analyses of IMAgiNE EURO data from 15 countries in the WHO European region.

Expectant parents' emotions evoked by pregnancy: A longitudinal dyadic analysis of couples in the Swedish Pregnancy Panel.

WHO Standards-based questionnaire to measure health workers' perspective on the quality of care around the time of childbirth in the WHO European region: development and mixed-methods validation in six countries.

Large gaps in the quality of healthcare experienced by Swedish mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study based on WHO standards.

Induction of labour at 41 weeks of gestation versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks of gestation: A cost‐effectiveness analysis

Barriers and strategies needed to improve maternal health services among pregnant adolescents in Uganda: a qualitative study

Corrections to “Quality of facility-based maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Online survey investigating maternal perspectives in 12 countries of the WHO European Region”

Quality of facility-based maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey investigating maternal perspectives in 12 countries of the WHO European Region.

Collaborators (17)

Stephanie Batram-Zantvoort

Sophia Brismar Wendel

Karolina Linden

Teresa Santos

Lars Ladfors

Malin Bogren

Ylva Carlsson

Ulla-Britt Wennerholm

Helena Elisabeth Backman

Verena Sengpiel

Mehreen Zaigham

Mikael Svensson

Linnea V. Ladfors

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Claire de Labrusse

Daniela Drandic

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