About
Lukasse became a nurse in Sittard, the Netherlands and a midwife in Belfast, Northern-Ireland. She has worked as a midwife in Pakistan, the Netherlands, the UK and Norway. She completed her Master of Science in Midwifery at Surrey Universtiy, Guildfor (UK) in 1998. Lukasse came to Norway in 1998. She finished her PhD in Health Science at the Univerity of Tromsø in 2011. The theme for her thesis was Childhood abuse and pregnancy and childbirth. Lukasse continued with the theme of violence against women and pregnancy and childbirth as a post doctor (three years financed by the Norwegian Research Council). Lukasse has diverse interests and currently leads a project testing a mobile application for women with gestational diabetes using a randomised design in 5 hospitals. Other interests are use of water for pain relief and birth, other pain relief in labour, oxytocin in labour, continuity of midwifery care, emergency care and midwives' working conditions.
Research groups
Research projects
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Public health nurse’s in Child and Family Health Centres work to prevent and detect child maltreatment
This project initially aims to investigate attitudes and knowledge and current practices among Norwegian PHNs in CFHC to prevent and detect child maltreatment.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Kalsvik, Sonja; Lukasse, Mirjam; Myhre, Enid (2023). Midwives’ experiences with aortic compression for postpartum hemorrhage: A qualitative study. European Journal of Midwifery.
Chalise, Pratibha; Manandhar, Pratibha; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Henriksen, Lena; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Koju, Rajendra; Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Skovlund, Eva; Swahnberg, Katarina; Schei, Berit; Lukasse, Mirjam
(2023).
Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments in Nepal (ADVANCE) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a video intervention on domestic violence among pregnant women.
BMC Public Health.
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16685-6
Myhre, Enid; Lukasse, Mirjam; Dahl, Bente; Reigstad, Marte Myhre
(2023).
Early labour experience and labour characteristics after introduction of an electronic early labour educational intervention.
7 p.
Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare.
Vol. 35.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100821
Melby, Thea Cathrine; Sørensen, Nina Benedicte; Henriksen, Lena; Lukasse, Mirjam; Flaathen, Eva Marie
(2022).
Antenatal depression and the association of intimate partner violence among a culturally diverse population in southeastern Norway: A cross-sectional study.
9 p.
European Journal of Midwifery.
Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/150009
Espejord, Silje; Auberg, Sonja Henriksen; Kvitno, Trine Kristoffersen; Lukasse, Mirjam
(2022).
Experiences of Norwegian community midwives with caring for vulnerable pregnant women - A national cross-sectional study.
Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare.
Vol. 31.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2021.100693
Lukasse, Mirjam; Bratsberg, Alette Bruseth; Thomassen, Katrine; Nøhr, Ellen Aagaard
(2022).
Use of pudendal nerve block among midwives in Norway: A national cross-sectional study.
9 p.
European Journal of Midwifery.
Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/146690
Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Henriksen, Lena; Bjerkan, Kirsti; Lium, June Siren; Lukasse, Mirjam
(2022).
Factors associated with the level of physical
activity in a multi‑ethnic pregnant population –
a cross‑sectional study at the time of diagnosis
with gestational diabetes.
8 p.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04335-x
Waldum, Åsa; Lukasse, Mirjam; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Sørbye, Ingvil; Jacobsen, Anne Flem
(2022).
Intrapartum pudendal nerve block analgesia and childbirth experience in primiparous women with vaginal birth: A cohort study.
Birth.
https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12697
Flaathen, Eva Marie; Henriksen, Lena; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Schei, Berit; Taft, Angela; Noll, Josef; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Lukasse, Mirjam
(2022).
Safe Pregnancy intervention for intimate partner violence: a randomised controlled trial in Norway among culturally diverse pregnant women.
15 p.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04400-z
Myhre, Enid Leren; Lukasse, Mirjam; Reigstad, Marte Myhre; Viggo, Holmstedt; Dahl, Bente
(2021).
A qualitative study of Norwegian first-time mothers’ information needs in pre-admission early labour.
6 p.
Midwifery.
Vol. 100.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103016
