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
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Health service and health administration research Health sciences
Subject areas
Delivery Normal birth Maternity care
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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The Norwegian WHO Labour Care Guide trial (NORWELCG)
The Norwegian WHO LCG trial aims to uncover the impact of the LCG on labor interventions, maternal and newborn outcomes, and the childbirth experience, all tailored to Norway's unique healthcare system.
Completed research projects
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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
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.
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; Solnes Miltenburg, Andrea;
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
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.
16 p.
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
Bernitz, Stine
; Betran, Ana Pilar; Gunnes, Nina; Zhang, Jun;
Blix, Ellen
; Øian, Pål; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe;
Dalbye, Rebecka
(2023).
Association of oxytocin augmentation and duration of labour with postpartum haemorrhage: A cohort study of nulliparous women.
Midwifery.
Vol. 123.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103705
Zhu, Haiyan; Lu, Danni; Branch, D. Ware; Troendle, James; Tang, Yingcai;
Bernitz, Stine
; Zamora, Javior; Betran, Ana Pilar; Zhou, Yingchun; Zhang, Jun
(2023).
Oxytocin is not associated with postpartum hemorrhage in labor augmentation in a retrospective cohort study in the United States.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Vol. 230.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2023.07.054
He, Xiaoqing; Zeng, Xiaojing; Troendle, James; Ahlberg, Maria; Tilden, Ellen L.; Souza, João Paulo;
Bernitz, Stine
; Duan, Tao; Oladapo, Olufemi T.; Fraser, William; Zhang, Jun
(2023).
New insights on labor progression: a systematic review.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Vol. 228.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.1299
Buerengen, Therese;
Bernitz, Stine
; Øian, Pål;
Dalbye, Rebecka
(2022).
Association between one-to-one midwifery care in the active phase of labour and use of pain relief and birth outcomes: A cohort of nulliparous women.
Midwifery.
Vol. 110.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103341
