Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Midwifery Fetal surveillance Ultrasound in pregnancy Psychological stress Stress physiology
Research groups
Research projects
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Fetal monitoring in women with low risk of complications (LISTEN)
The LISTEN project performs research about fetal monitoring during labour and birth, in healthy women with low risk of complications.
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The Sofus study – parents' stress after an ultrasound examination
We aimed to describe the association between prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomaly and psychological stress in the parents after an ultrasound examination.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Huurnink, Johanne Mamohau Egenberg
;
Blix, Ellen
; Hals, Elisabeth;
Kaasen, Anne
;
Bernitz, Stine
; Lavender, Tina; Ahlberg, Mia; Øian, Pål; Høifødt, Aase Irene; Miltenburg, Andrea Solnes;
Pay, Aase Serine Devold
(2024).
Labor curves based on cervical dilatation over time and their accuracy and effectiveness: A systematic scoping review.
18 p.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298046
Bekkhus, Mona
; Oftedal, Aurora; Haugen, Guttorm Nils;
Mortensen, Berit
;
Kaasen, Anne
(2024).
Acute symptoms of depression and traumatic stress in men and women who terminate pregnancy after the detection of fetal anomaly: A prospective observational study.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17884
Braithwaite, Elizabeth C.; Oftedal, Aurora;
Kaasen, Anne
; Ayorech, Ziada;
Bekkhus, Mona
(2024).
A history of depression and prenatal depression are associated with a lower likelihood of breastfeeding initiation and maintenance, and more breastfeeding problems.
Archives of Women's Mental Health.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01479-5
Jerpseth, Heidi
;
Kaasen, Anne
;
Rivenes Lafontan, Sara
;
Eri, Tine Schauer
(2023).
Experiences of Norwegian co-parents during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: A qualitative study.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being.
Vol. 18.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2215578
Oftedal, Aurora;
Tsotsi, Stella
;
Kaasen, Anne
; Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Røysamb, Espen; Smajlagic, Dinka; Tanbo, Tom Gunnar;
Bekkhus, Mona
(2023).
Anxiety and depression in expectant parents: ART versus spontaneous conception.
Human Reproduction.
Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead133
Engelhart, Christina Hernandez;
Brurberg, Kjetil Gundro
;
Aanstad, Kristin Jerve
;
Pay, Aase Serine Devold
;
Kaasen, Anne
;
Blix, Ellen
; Vanbelle, Sophie
(2023).
Reliability and agreement in intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring interpretation: A systematic review.
15 p.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
Vol. 102.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14591
Myrhaug, Hilde Tinderholt
;
Kaasen, Anne
;
Pay, Aase Serine Devold
;
Henriksen, Lena
; Smedslund, Geir; Saugstad, Ola Didrik;
Blix, Ellen
(2023).
Umbilical cord blood acid–base analysis at birth and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Vol. 130.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17480
Svendsrud, Hedvig; Fredriksen, Eivor; Moe, Vibeke; Smith, Lars;
Tsotsi, Stella
; Ullebø, Anne Karin; Brean, Gro Vatne;
Kaasen, Anne
;
Bekkhus, Mona
(2023).
Becoming Dad: Expectant Fathers’ Attachment Style and Prenatal Representations of the Unborn Child.
Children.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.3390/children10071187
Oftedal, Aurora;
Bekkhus, Mona
; Haugen, Guttorm Nils; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi;
Kaasen, Anne
(2022).
The impact of diagnosed fetal anomaly, diagnostic severity and prognostic ambiguity on parental depression and traumatic stress: a prospective longitudinal cohort study.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
Vol. 101.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14453
Engelhart, Christina Hernandez; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika;
Pay, Aase Serine Devold
; Maude, Robyn;
Kaasen, Anne
;
Blix, Ellen
(2022).
Practice, skills and experience with the Pinard stethoscope for intrapartum Foetal monitoring: Focus group interviews with Norwegian midwives.
8 p.
Midwifery.
Vol. 108.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103288