Ongoing work
Research I am currently leading or contributing to.
Iceland
Using data from the Reykjavik Birth Centre to investigate maternal and neonatal outcomes, intrapartum transfers, and pain management practices, with the aim of strengthening evidence-based midwifery-led care and improving women's childbirth experiences.
International collaboration
A cross-national study of the prevalence of and risk factors for post-traumatic stress after childbirth.
International Survey of Childbirth-related Trauma →Nordic collaboration
A Nordic network of midwifery researchers and educators dedicated to advancing midwifery research that promotes physiological birth, strengthens midwifery-led care, and supports women to give birth with confidence, autonomy, and appropriate care, while minimising unnecessary medical interventions.
Population register research
Using the Icelandic medical birth register and population based surveys to further understanding about women's experiences and outcomes. This project received funding from the Icelandic Research Fund (grant no. 2008–0354).
Iceland
The overall goal of the study is to advance understanding of the pathophysiology of placental dysfunction, with the aim of improving its prediction, diagnosis and treatment — ultimately reducing placenta-related complications, such as preeclampsia and stillbirth.
Project page at Landspítali →Iceland
A prospective longitudinal study of births in Iceland, following women and their families from pregnancy onwards. The study will examine women's physical and psychosocial health during pregnancy, postpartum and up to five years after giving birth. The aim is to improve care, information and support for pregnant women and their families in Iceland.
Questionnaires I have translated into Icelandic and validated in the Icelandic setting.
MADM
Seven items on how much say women had in decisions about their care. Applied in Icelandic in the Maternity Care in Iceland survey.
Icelandic application (2023) →MORi
Fourteen items on respectful care and the relationship with the midwife or doctor. Applied in Icelandic in the same survey.
Icelandic application (2023) →CEQ2
Translated into Icelandic with forward- and back-translation, then tested for psychometric properties.
Icelandic translation and validation (2023) →City BiTS
Icelandic version tested with 616 mothers six to twelve weeks after birth.
Icelandic version (2025) →PBQ
Used in Icelandic population-based research on mother–infant bonding.
Icelandic study (2025) →BSS-R
Used in an Icelandic population-based study of birth satisfaction and childbirth-related PTSD.
Icelandic study (2024) →