Essi Whaites Heinonen
Affiliated to Research | Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: essi.heinonen@ki.se
Visiting address: Enheten för pediatrik, Novum, Blickagången 6A, 14157 Huddinge
Postal address: H9 Klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik, H9 CLINTEC Pediatrik, 141 52 Huddinge
Research
My research primarily focuses on understanding the effects of chronic drug treatment used during pregnancy and breastfeeding on the mother, the infant and the breastfeeding itself.
- Currently, I am a postdoctoral visiting scholar at University of California San Diego studying the effects of chronic drug treatment during breastfeeding on breastfeeding rates, milk composition and potential long-term effects on the breastfed infants.
I am a neonatologist at Karolinska University Hospital and my research background is in perinatal pharmacoepidemiology. My doctoral thesis focused on the effects of psychotropic drug treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding on the mother and infant.In addition to this, I am a part of the group of authors for Janusmed Fosterpåverkan, the Swedish information base for drug treatment during pregnancy.
- Currently, I am a postdoctoral visiting scholar at University of California San Diego studying the effects of chronic drug treatment during breastfeeding on breastfeeding rates, milk composition and potential long-term effects on the breastfed infants.
Teaching
Lecturer in drug use during pregnancy and lactation, Läkarutbildningen Termin 10,
- Karolinska Institutet
Seminars in Neonatology, Läkarutbildningen Termin 10, Karolinska Institutet
Articles
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2024
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS. 2023;11(1):36
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2022;111(10):1891-1898
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(6):e061328
- Article: CNS DRUGS. 2022;36(5):529-539
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2021;77(9):1323-1331
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(8):e023281
- Journal article: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2014;4(2):61-65
All other publications
- Conference publication: NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY. 2023;98:107196
- Conference publication: NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY. 2023;98:107197
- Conference publication: NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY. 2023;98:107223
- Meeting abstract: NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY. 2022;92(107108):107108
- Thesis / dissertation: 2022
Grants
- The effect of chronic drug treatment on breastfeeding, the composition of breast milk and the long-term effects on the breastfed infantsThe Swedish Research Council International Postdoc1 December 2023 - 31 May 2025
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2011