Eva Nissen | Karolinska Institutet

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About me

Eva Nissen is Professor Emerita in Reproductive and Perinatal Nursing. Her
research is about breastfeeding and the child's development during the first
hours after birth, connected to skin contact with one of the parents and
various measures in the birth process.

Articles

Article: MINDFULNESS. 2021;12(2):476-488
Long-term Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting Program-a Randomized Controlled Trial
Lonnberg G; Jonas W; Branstrom R; Nissen E; Niemi M
Article: INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL-INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD. 2021;42(1):109-123
Short-term psychodynamic infant-parent interventions at Child health centers: Outcomes on parental depression and infant social-emotional functioning
Salomonsson B; Kornaros K; Sandell R; Nissen E; Lilliengren P
Article: MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION. 2020;16(4):e13042
The nine stages of skin-to-skin: practical guidelines and insights from four countries
Brimdyr K; Cadwell K; Svensson K; Takahashi Y; Nissen E; Widstrom A-M
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;262:133-142
Effects of a mindfulness based childbirth and parenting program on pregnant women's perceived stress and risk of perinatal depression-Results from a randomized controlled trial
Lonnberg G; Jonas W; Unternaehrer E; Branstrom R; Nissen E; Niemi M
Article: MEDICAL HYPOTHESES. 2020;134:109432
A plausible pathway of imprinted behaviors: Skin-to-skin actions of the newborn immediately after birth follow the order of fetal development and intrauterine training of movements
Widstrom A-M; Brimdyr K; Svensson K; Cadwell K; Nissen E
Article: INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL-INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD. 2020;41(1):108-125
A hermeneutic study of integrating psychotherapist competence in postnatal Child Health Care: Parents' perspectives
Kornaros K; Zwedberg S; Nissen E; Salomonsson B
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2018;18(1):466
What is learned from Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting Education? - Participants' experiences
Lonnberg G; Nissen E; Niemi M
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2018;67:95-102
Experience of perceived barriers and enablers of safe uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact during the first hour after birth in Uganda
Mbalinda S; Hjelmstedt A; Nissen E; Odongkara BM; Waiswa P; Svensson K
Article: BMC NURSING. 2018;17:42
A hermeneutic study of integrating psychotherapist competence in postnatal child health care: nurses' perspectives
Kornaros K; Zwedberg S; Nissen E; Salomonsson B
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2015;31(10):1000-1007
The relationship between childbirth self-efficacy and aspects of well-being, birth interventions and birth outcomes
Carlsson I-M; Ziegert K; Nissen E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2015;104(10):1018-1023
Weight loss and low age are associated with intensity of rooting behaviours in newborn infants
Takahashi Y; Jonas W; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Lidfors L; Moberg KU; Nissen E
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2014;14:208
The association between labour variables and primiparous women's experience of childbirth; a prospective cohort study
Ulfsdottir H; Nissen E; Ryding E-L; Lund-Egloff D; Wiberg-Itzel E
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2014;14:1
Psychometric properties of the Swedish childbirth self-efficacy inventory (Swe-CBSEI)
Carlsson I-M; Ziegert K; Nissen E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2013;4(4):141-146
Care seeking during the latent phase of labour - Frequencies and birth outcomes in two delivery wards in Sweden
Lundgren I; Andren K; Nissen E; Berg M
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2013;29(2):122-131
A history of mental health problems may predict maternal distress in women postpartum
Seimyr L; Welles-Nystroem B; Nissen E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2012;26(2):245-253
Depressive mood in women at childbirth predicts their mood and relationship with infant and partner during the first year postpartum
Lilja G; Edhborg M; Nissen E
Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2012;7(2):93-99
Influence of Common Birth Interventions on Maternal Blood Pressure Patterns During Breastfeeding 2 Days After Birth
Handlin L; Jonas W; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Petersson M; Uvnas-Moberg K; Nissen E
Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2012;7(2):85-92
A Process-Oriented Breastfeeding Training Program for Healthcare Professionals to Promote Breastfeeding: An Intervention Study
Ekstrom A; Kylberg E; Nissen E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2012;101(4):360-367
Sex differences in newborn interaction with mother or father during skin-to-skin contact after Caesarean section
Velandia M; Uvnas-Moberg K; Nissen E
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2012;28(1):86-92
Maintaining power: Women's experiences from labour onset before admittance to maternity ward
Carlsson I-M; Ziegert K; Sahlberg-Blom E; Nissen E
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All other publications

Review: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2019;108(7):1192-1204
Skin-to-skin contact the first hour after birth, underlying implications and clinical practice
Widstrom A-M; Bradyr K; Svensson K; Cadwell K; Nissen E
Letter: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2001;28(1):74
Suturing versus nonsuturing of perineal lacerations - Reply
Lundquist M; Olsson A; Nissen E; Norman M
Doctoral thesis: 1996
Effects of some ward routines on behavioural and physiological adaptation to breast-feeding
Nissen E

Employments

Professor Emeritus, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
Professor, Senior, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2017
Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2012-2017

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006

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