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Stine Bernitz

Stine Bernitz

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 32, 0166 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 909 44 715
  • Office: +47 672 36 506
E-mail
  • stine.bernitz@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Associate professor at the master's program in midwifery, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences at OsloMet and researcher at the Women's Clinic, Østfold Hospital. Holds a doctorate in organization and differentiation of maternity care in Norway, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tromsø (2013), a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in perinatal health, Sahlgränska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2006-2008), midwifery education, University College in Akershus (1999) and nursing education, Østfold University College (1994). The research focuses on progress in labour and the development of guidelines for assessing labour progression and minimizing unnecessary interventions in childbirth. Engaged in national and regional committees for maternity care, president of the Norwegian Perinatal Medicine Association and is contributing to the WHO's work on the Labour Care Guide, a new guideline for monitoring labour and assessing labour progression

Field of study

Delivery   Normal birth   Maternity care

Research groups

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

  • The Labour Progression Study (LAPS)

    Our main aim was to investigate clinical consequences when using two different guidelines for assessing labour progression in order to reduce the caesarean section rate without jeopardizing the mother's or child's health.

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Marsdal, Kjersti Engen; Bernitz, Stine ; Sørbye, Ingvil Krarup; Lukasse, Mirjam (2026). Real-time reflections during induction of labor: A qualitative study of women’s perspectives. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. Vol. 47.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2026.101194

Larsen, Marit; Husby, Anne Engtrø; Underdal, Maria Othelie; Sadati, Negin; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Laache, Ingebjørg; Fehn, Møyfrid Brenne; Dahlø, Raija Helena Tolonen; Bernitz, Stine ; Vanky, Eszter Ilona (2026). Childbirth experiences in proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase- A randomized, controlled clinical trial. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. Vol. 47.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2026.101191

Larsen, Marit; Underdal, Maria Othelie; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Sadati, Negin; Laache, Ingebjørg; Fehn, Møyfrid Brenne; Dahlø, Raija Helena Tolonen; Bernitz, Stine ; Vanky, Eszter Ilona (2025). Proactive versus standard support of labor in the latent phase – A randomized, controlled clinical trial. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2025.101144

Sæther, Elisabeth; Andersson, Ola; Bjellmo, Solveig; Bernitz, Stine ; Gülpen, Friedrich Reinhart-van; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Stridsklev, Solhild; Eriksen, Beate Horsberg (2025). Extra-uterine placental transfusion and intact-cord stabilisation of infants in caesarean sections: an intervention development and pilot-study (INTACT-1). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07641-w

Sæther, Elisabeth; Andersson, Ola; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Bjellmo, Solveig; Bernitz, Stine ; Stridsklev, Solhild; Eriksen, Beate Horsberg (2025). Extra-uterine placental transfusion and intact-cord stabilisation of moderately preterm to term infants in caesarean deliveries - A feasibility study with historical control (INTACT-2). Early Human Development. Vol. 202.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106208

Marsdal, Kjersti Engen; Sørbye, Ingvil Krarup; Bernitz, Stine ; Adan, Nasreen; Grødal, Elin Baustad; Jacobsen, Anne Flem; Lukasse, Mirjam (2025). Clinical outcomes and feasibility of implementing outpatient labor induction with misoprostol: A prospective cohort study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.15029

Rozsa, Daniella Judit; Sande, Ragnar; Bernitz, Stine ; Dalen, Ingvild; Braut, Geir Sverre; Øian, Pål; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Dalbye, Rebecka (2025). Associations between sociodemographic and obstetric factors, and childbirth experience. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. Vol. 104.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.15076

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. PLOS ONE. Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298046

Joranger, Pål ; Huitfeldt, Anette Schaumburg; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen (2024). Cost minimisation analyses of birth care in low-risk women in Norway: a comparison between planned home birth and birth in a standard obstetric unit. BMC Health Services Research. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11631-7

Marsdal, Kjersti Engen; Sørbye, Ingvil Krarup; Bernitz, Stine ; Sve, Ranveig Elise Tulluan; Ask, Kristine; Lukasse, Mirjam (2024). Outpatient labor induction—Exploring future potential by assessing eligibility in a historical cohort. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. Vol. 103.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14799



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Dissemination

Stivang, Maria Cecilie; Buerengen, Therese; Bernitz, Stine ; Øian, Pål; Staff, Annetine; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Lavender, Tina; Selboe, Siv-Tonje; Dalbye, Rebecka (2025). The Norwegian WHO Labour Care Guide Trial; A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. Birth 10th edition. Challenges in labor and delivery. Birth congress.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5340585

Dalbye, Rebecka ; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen ; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Øian, Pål (2023). Økt risiko for intervensjoner i fødsel og uønskede maternelle utkomme ved moderat overvekt hos mor. De 35. Norske Perinataldager. The Norwegian Society of Perinatal Medicine.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3283540

Dalbye, Rebecka ; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen ; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Øian, Pål (2023). The use of oxytocin augmentation during labour following Zhangs guideline and the WHO partograph in a cluster randomized trial. FIGO the 24th World congress. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3899006

Joranger, Pål ; Huitfeldt, Anette Schaumburg; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen (2023). The cost of planned home birth compared to giving birth in hospital and determining factors - a Norwegian cost minimization analysis. Normal labour and birth research conference. University of Central Lancashire.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3491041

Joranger, Pål ; Huitfeldt, Anette Schaumburg; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen (2023). Hva koster en planlagt hjemmefødsel?. Jordmordagene 2023. Den norske jordmorforening.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4286028

Rozsa, Daniella Judit; Sande, Ragnar; Bernitz, Stine ; Dalen, Ingvild; Braut, Geir Sverre; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Øian, Pål; Dalbye, Rebecka (2023). Sosiodemografiske og obstetriske faktorers påvirkning på fødselsopplevelsen. Årsmøte Norsk Gynekologisk Forening. Norsk Gynekologisk Forening.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4975286

Dalbye, Rebecka ; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen ; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Øian, Pål (2022). Maternal BMI and risk of obstetric, maternal and neonatal outcomes. A cohort of nulliparaous women. International Normal Labour and Birth conference . Aarhus university .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4337482

Rozsa, Daniella Judit; Dalbye, Rebecka ; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen ; Dalen, Ingvild; Braut, Geir Sverre; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Øian, Pål; Sande, Ragnar (2022). Effekt av Zhangs retningslinje vs WHOs partogram på fødselsopplevelsen målt med Childbirth experience questionnaire i Labor Progression Study (LaPS Studien): En kluster randomisert studie. Gynekologen.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3507137

Rozsa, Daniella Judit; Dalbye, Rebecka ; Bernitz, Stine ; Blix, Ellen ; Dalen, Ingvild; Braut, Geir Sverre; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe; Øian, Pål; Sande, Ragnar (2022). Effekt av Zhangs retningslinje vs WHOs partogram på fødselsopplevelsen målt med Childbirth experience questionnaire i Labor Progression Study (LaPS Studien): En kluster randomisert studie. Årsmøte NGF. Norsk Gynekologisk Forening (NGF).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4018678

Blix, Ellen ; Lukasse, Mirjam ; Eri, Tine Schauer ; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Dalbye, Rebecka; Bernitz, Stine ; Lian, Carina Vedeler; Kaasen, Anne (2019). ABC - et flaggskip.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3689918



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