Professor of Midwifery

Understanding how women experience birth — and how care can be better.

I am a professor at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Iceland. My research uses population data and surveys to study childbirth experience, birth interventions and maternal wellbeing, in Iceland and through international collaborations.

Research areas

  • Childbirth experience & birth trauma
  • Obstetric interventions & normal birth
  • Fear of childbirth & antenatal care
  • Respectful and culturally competent care

Recent publications

All 40 publications →