Eva Nissen

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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.

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2011;27(4):547-552
Hi-TENS combined with PCA-morphine as post caesarean pain relief
Binder P; Gustafsson A; Uvnas-Moberg K; Nissen E
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2011;27(2):195-202
Assessing women's sexual life after childbirth: the role of the postnatal check
Olsson A; Robertson E; Falk K; Nissen E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2011;100(1):79-85
Newborn behaviour to locate the breast when skin-to-skin: a possible method for enabling early self-regulation
Widstrom A-M; Lilja G; Aaltomaa-Michalias P; Dahllof A; Lintula M; Nissen E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2010;24(4):716-725
Fatherhood in focus, sexual activity can wait: new fathers' experience about sexual life after childbirth
Olsson A; Robertson E; Bjorklund A; Nissen E
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2010;37(3):192-201
Onset of Vocal Interaction Between Parents and Newborns in Skin-to-Skin Contact Immediately After Elective Cesarean Section
Velandia M; Matthisen A-S; Uvnas-Moberg K; Nissen E
Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2009;4(4):207-220
Effects of Sucking and Skin-to-Skin Contact on Maternal ACTH and Cortisol Levels During the Second Day Postpartum-Influence of Epidural Analgesia and Oxytocin in the Perinatal Period
Handlin L; Jonas W; Petersson M; Ejdeback M; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Nissen E; Uvnas-Moberg K
Article: ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH. 2009;12(5):269-279
Antenatal maternal depressive mood and parental-fetal attachment at the end of pregnancy
Seimyr L; Sjogren B; Welles-Nystrom B; Nissen E
Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2009;4(2):71-82
Effects of Intrapartum Oxytocin Administration and Epidural Analgesia on the Concentration of Plasma Oxytocin and Prolactin, in Response to Suckling During the Second Day Postpartum
Jonas W; Johansson LM; Nissen E; Ejdeback M; Ransjo-Arvidson AB; Uvnas-Moberg K
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2008;24(4):451-459
An exploration and description of student midwives' experiences in offering continuous labour support to women/couples
Thorstensson S; Nissen E; Ekstrom A
Article: ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH. 2008;11(5-6):335-345
Influence of oxytocin or epidural analgesia on personality profile in breastfeeding women: a comparative study
Jonas W; Nissen E; Ransjoe-Arvidson AB; Matthiesen AS; Uvnas-Moberg K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2008;36(4):415-423
Sociodemographic background, lifestyle and psychosocial conditions of Swedish teenage mothers and their perception of health and social support during pregnancy and childbirth
Wahn EH; Nissen E
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2008;35(2):98-106
Tears in the vagina, perineum, sphincter ani, and rectum and first sexual intercourse after childbirth: A nationwide follow-up
Radestad I; Olsson A; Nissen E; Rubertsson C
Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2008;3(2):103-109
Short- and Long-Term Decrease of Blood Pressure in Women During Breastfeeding
Jonas W; Nissen E; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Wiklund I; Henriksson P; Uvnas-Moberg K
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2007;23(3):269-278
A description of Swedish midwives' reflections on their experience of caring for teenage girls during pregnancy and childbirth
Wahn EH; von Post I; Nissen E
Article: CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 2007;9(5):533-544
Vulnerability and sexual and reproductive health among Zambian secondary school students
Warenius L; Pettersson KO; Nissen E; Hoejer B; Chishimba P; Faxelid E
Article: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2007;83(1):55-62
Newborn skin temperature two days postpartum during breastfeeding related to different labour ward practices
Jonas W; Wiklund I; Nissen E; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Uvnas-Moberg K
Article: PEDIATRICS. 2006;118(2):e309-e314
A mother's feelings for her infant are strengthened by excellent breastfeeding counseling and continuity of care
Ekstrom A; Nissen E
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2006;33(2):123-130
Does continuity of care by well-trained breastfeeding counselors improve a mother's perception of support?
Ekstrom A; Widstrom A-M; Nissen E
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS. 2006;14(27):119-128
Nurse-midwives' attitudes towards adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs in Kenya and Zambia.
Warenius LU; Faxelid EA; Chishimba PN; Musandu JO; Ong'any AA; Nissen EB-M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2005;19(4):381-387
Women's thoughts about sexual life after childbirth: focus group discussions with women after childbirth
Olsson A; Lundqvist M; Faxelid E; Nissen E
Article: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL. 2005;26(7):591-603
Becoming and being a teenage mother: how teenage girls in South Western Sweden view their situation.
Wahn EH; Nissen E; Ahlberg BM
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2005;33(5):353-359
Breastfeeding attitudes among counselling health professionals - Development of an instrument to describe breastfeeding attitudes
Ekström A; Matthiesen AS; Widström AM; Nissen E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2005;33(6):424-431
Process-oriented training in breastfeeding alters attitudes to breastfeeding in health professionals
Ekström A; Widström AM; Nissen E
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2003;30(4):261-266
Breastfeeding support from partners and grandmothers:: Perceptions of swedish women
Ekström A; Widström AM; Nissen E
Article: JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION. 2003;19(2):172-178
Duration of breastfeeding in Swedish primiparous and multiparous women.
Ekström A; Widström A-M; Nissen E
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2001;28(1):13-19
Postpartum maternal oxytocin release by newborns:: Effects of infant hand massage and sucking
Matthiesen AS; Ransjö-Arvidson AB; Nissen E; Uvnäs-Moberg K
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2001;28(1):5-12
Maternal analgesia during labor disturbs newborn behavior:: Effects on breastfeeding, temperature, and crying
Ransjö-Arvidson AB; Matthiesen AS; Lilja G; Nissen E; Widström AM; Uvnäs-Moberg K
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2000;27(2):79-85
Is it necessary to suture all lacerations after a vaginal delivery?
Lundquist M; Olsson A; Nissen E; Norman M
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 1998;19(1):49-58
Oxytocin, prolactin, milk production and their relationship with personality traits in women after vaginal delivery or Cesarean section
Nissen E; Gustavsson P; Widstrom AM; Uvnas-Moberg K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1997;86(2):201-208
Effects of routinely given pethidine during labour on infants' developing breastfeeding behaviour. Effects of dose-delivery time interval and various concentrations of pethidine/norpethidine in cord plasma
Nissen E; Widstrom AM; Lilja G; Matthiesen AS; UvnasMoberg K; Jacobsson G; Boreus LO
Article: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 1996;45(1-2):103-118
Different patterns of oxytocin, prolactin but not cortisol release during breastfeeding in women delivered by Caesarean section or by the vaginal route
Nissen E; UvnasMoberg K; Svensson K; Stock AM; Widstrom AM; Winberg J
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1995;74(7):530-533
ELEVATION OF OXYTOCIN LEVELS EARLY POST-PARTUM IN WOMEN
NISSEN E; LILJA G; WIDSTROM AM; UVNASMOBERG K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1995;84(2):140-145
EFFECTS OF MATERNAL PETHIDINE ON INFANTS DEVELOPING BREAST-FEEDING BEHAVIOR
NISSEN E; LILJA G; MATTHIESEN AS; RANSJOARVIDSSON AB; UVNASMOBERG K; WIDSTROM AM
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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

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Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006

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