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Sara Rivenes Lafontan

Sara Rivenes Lafontan

Stillingstittel
  • førsteamanuensis
Besøksadresse
  • Kunnskapsveien 55, 2007 Kjeller
  • Kontornummer: KB213
Telefon
  • Kontor: +47 672 35 766
E-post
  • sara.rivenes@oslomet.no
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Kort om

Sara Rivenes Lafontan er utdannet sykepleier og har en mastergrad i International Community Health samt en doktorgrad fra Det medisinske fakultet ved Universitetet i Oslo. I doktorgradsarbeidet undersøkte hun bruken av ny teknologi under fødsel blant jordmødre og fødende i Tanzania. Hennes forskningsinteresser omfatter seksuell og reproduktiv helse og rettigheter, samt kvaliteten på fødselsomsorgen i både høy- og lavinntektsland.

Hun er en del av forskningssamarbeidet Safer Births og underviser og veileder studenter på bachelor-, master- og PhD-nivå. Tidligere har hun ledet prosjekter for FNs befolkningsfond (UNFPA) og FNs barnefond (UNICEF) i land i Sentral-Amerika, Afrika og Midtøsten.

Sara sitter i Gender and Rights Advisory Panel (GAP) i verdens helseorganisasjon.

Fagfelt

Reproduktiv helse   Global Helse   Migrasjonshelse   Mødrehelse   Fødselsomsorg

Forskningsgrupper

Publikasjoner og forskningsresultater

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Myrhaug, Hilde Tinderholt ; Mortensen, Berit ; Munabi-Babigumira, Susan Kyomuhendo; Kaasen, Anne ; Pay, Aase Serine Devold ; Naab, florence; McFadden, Alison; Eri, Tine Schauer ; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2025). Midwives’ experiences and perceptions of midwife-led continuity of care models in low-and middle-income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Midwifery.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104565

Joranger, Pål ; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; Brevik, Asgeir (2025). Evaluating a Large Language Model's Ability to Synthesize a Health Science Master's Thesis: A Case Study. JMIR Formative Research.
https://doi.org/10.2196/73248

Sørum, Silje; Lockertsen, Veronica ; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2025). Patient Experiences of Seeking Specialized Mental Health Care in Norway: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251350601

Kamala, Benjamin; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Kalumbu, Florence; Torgeirsen, Kjetil Djuve; Guga, Godfrey; Githiri, Beatrice; Samson, Justine; Chavala, Philimon; Qorro, Grace; Kayera, Damas; Kamala, Ivony; Massay, Catherine Safari; Mdoe, Paschal; Daudi, Vickfarajaeli; Mduma, Esto; Mwashemele, Shally; Bundala, Felix; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2025). Practice, Experiences, and Facilitators of Simulation-Based Training During One Year of Implementation in 30 Hospitals in Tanzania. Sage Open Nursing. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241309447

Massay, Catherine Safari; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; Rogathi, Jane Januarius; Safari, Upendo; Sigalla, Geofrey Nimrod (2024). Intrauterine Device Use and Perceptions Among Women in Tanzania—A Mixed Methods Study. Sage Open Nursing. Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241305782

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; Jones, Felicia; Lama, Niru (2024). Exploring comprehensive sexuality education experiences and barriers among students, teachers and principals in Nepal: a qualitative study. Reproductive Health. Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-024-01876-0

Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Mduma, Estomih; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Massay, Catherine; Daudi, Vickfarajaeli Zebedayo; Kayera, Damas; Mwashemela, Shally; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Kamala, Benjamin (2023). Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions on the “SaferBirths Bundle of Care”: A Qualitative Study. Healthcare. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111589

Jerpseth, Heidi ; Kaasen, Anne ; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; 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

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; Hougaard, Peter Forde ; Knutstad, Unni ; Jensen, Kari Toverud ; Jerpseth, Heidi (2023). Caught in the Middle—Experiences of Student Peer Mentors in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study. Education Sciences. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13030323

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes ; Kidanto, Hussein; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Mbekenga, Columba K.; Sundby, Johanne (2019). Perceptions and experiences of skilled birth attendants on using a newly developed strap-on electronic fetal heart rate monitor in Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Vol. 19:165.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2286-7



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Formidling

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2025). Enhancing Midwifery Practice: Insights from the Safer Births Bundle of Care program. Global perspectives on Midwifery.

Mmao, Sabina; Munyaw, Yuda; Linde, Jørgen Erland; Sand, Anna; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2024). Perceptions and experiences of birthing women on vacuum assisted delivery. A descriptive qualitative study in Tanzania. ICM Regional Conference Africa and Eastern Mediterranean. International Confederation of Midwives.

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2022). Opportunities and challenges using a new fetal heart rate monitoring technology to improve maternal and fetal outcomes in Tanzania. 4th Health Research Conference: Health research for improved health policy and practice. Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Mandt, Diana; Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2022). Opplevelser og erfaringer blant innvandrere i områder med høyt smittetrykk i Oslo under covid- 19 pandemien. Pandemi, mangfold og sosial ulikhet. Pandemisenteret Universitetet i Bergen.

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2019). "I was relieved to know that my baby was safe": Women´s attitudes and perceptions on using a new electronic fetal heart rate monitor during labor in Tanzania”. 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health.

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2018). Adaptation of a new strap-on electronic fetal heart rate monitor among birth attendants in Tanzania. Cooperation in Development of Health Services and Learning Environment First International Conference . Tanga International Comptence Center.

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2018). "I was relieved to know that my baby was safe": Women´s attitudes and perceptions on using a new electronic fetal heart rate monitor during labor in Tanzania. Health system strengthening: Health for all revisited . Folkehelseinstituttet.

Lafontan, Sara Rivenes (2018). “Who are you?” About experiences from a course in qualitative research. Blogpost Global Health Research School Norwegian University of Science and Technology.



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