Helena Litorp
Affiliated to Research | Docent
E-mail: helena.litorp@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset Tomtebodavägen 18 A, plan 3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Ekström, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
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With a background as a specialist physician in ob/gyn, I have both clinical
as well as research experience from several low-resource settings including
Tanzania, Nepal and Somaliland, and a special interest in emergency obstetric
care, innovations and quality improvement implementation. Apart from my
position at KI as Associate Professor in global health, I work as a Clinical
Research Physician and Chief Medical Officer at a CRO specialized in clinical
trials.
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2006: MD, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2015: PhD Medical sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
2016: Specialist physician ob/gyn, National Board of Health and Welfare,
Sweden
2022: Associate professor global health, Karolinska Institutet
Research
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My main research focus is on maternal and newborn health and sexual and
reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in low-income countries. Prior and
current research project include:
* 2006-2008: Female genital cutting among antenatal care attendees in Sweden
* 2010-2015: Overuse of caesarean section and its association with maternal
near-miss morbidity and mortality in Tanzania
* 2017-2020: Quality improvement interventions for improved perinatal care
in Nepal (NePeriQIP)
* 2019-Ongoing: Implementation of the maternal near-miss tool in the fragile
setting of Somaliland
* 2019-Ongoing: Scaling up low-cost technology for improved intrapartum
fetal surveillance and neonatal resuscitation in Nepal (SUSTAIN)
* 2019-Ongoing: Norms and values as barriers and enabler for improved global
sexual and reproductive health and rights in multiple sub-Saharan African
countries
* 2020-Ongoing: Feasibility of remote General Movements Assessment for early
recognition of Cerebral Palsy in Nepal
Articles
- Article: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT. 2025;14(4):304-310Gruden S; Forslund A; Litorp H; Kuusk S; Alderborn G; Soderhall A; Holmback U
- Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS. 2024;32(1):2444725Bage K; Kagesten A; Uthman O; Salazar M; Puranen B; Svallfors S; Ekstrom AM; Litorp H
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:24015Zaigham M; Litorp H
- Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2024;21(1):90Svallfors S; Bage K; Ekstrom AM; Dessie Y; Wado YD; Fagbemi M; Larsson EC; Litorp H; Puranen B; Sundewall J; Uthman OA; Kagesten AE
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2024;24(1):357Kukka AJ; Bhattarai P; Sundelin HEK; Gurung R; Brown NJW; Litorp H; Axelin A; Ashish KC
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES. 2024;196:106742Gerde P; Sjoberg C-O; Backroos H; Englund J; Wangheim M; Litorp H
- Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2024;348:116777Armed conflict, insecurity, and attitudes toward women's and girls' reproductive autonomy in NigeriaSvallfors S; Bage K; Ekstrom AM; Elimian K; Gayawan E; Litorp H; Kagesten A
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(3):e080063Kukka AJ; Sundelin HEK; Basnet O; Paudel P; Upadhyay Subedi K; Svensson K; Brown N; Litorp H; Gurung R; Bhattarai P; Wrammert J; Ashish KC
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2023;16(1):2207862Kiruja J; Osman F; Egal JA; Klingberg-Allvin M; Litorp H
- Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2023;50(3):616-626Litorp H; Malqvist M; Sunny AK; Gurung A; Gurung R; Ashish KC
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS. 2022;159(3):856-864Egal JA; Kiruja J; Litorp H; Osman F; Erlandsson K; Klingberg-Allvin M
- Article: OBESITY. 2022;30(11):2222-2232Holmback U; Gruden S; Litorp H; Willhems D; Kuusk S; Alderborn G; Soderhall A; Forslund A
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(8):e0272708Litorp H; Kagesten A; Bage K; Uthman O; Nordenstedt H; Fagbemi M; Puranen B; Ekstrom A-M
- Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2021;100(4):684-693Litorp H; Sunny AK; Kc A
- Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2020;17(1):197Litorp H; Gurung R; Malqvist M; Kc A
- Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2020;25:100533Makokha-Sandell H; Mgaya A; Belachew J; Litorp H; Hussein K; Essén B
- Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2020;47(1):80-88Ashish KC; Axelin A; Litorp H; Tinkari BS; Sunny AK; Curung R
- Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2020;99(3):303-311Ashish KC; Berkelhamer S; Gurung R; Hong Z; Wang H; Sunny AK; Bhattarai P; Poudel PG; Litorp H
- Article: EMERGENCY MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL. 2020;2020:4819805-6Hvarfner A; Blixt J; Schell CO; Castegren M; Lugazia ER; Mulungu M; Litorp H; Baker T
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(9):e1002900Kc A; Ewald U; Basnet O; Gurung A; Pyakuryal SN; Jha BK; Bergström A; Eriksson L; Paudel P; Karki S; Gajurel S; Brunell O; Wrammert J; Litorp H; Målqvist M
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2019;14(1):65Gurung R; Jha AK; Pyakurel S; Gurung A; Litorp H; Wrammert J; Jha BK; Paudel P; Rahman SM; Malla H; Sharma S; Gautam M; Linde JE; Moinuddin M; Ewald U; Målqvist M; Axelin A; Kc A
- Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2019;4(6):e001936Gurung R; Litorp H; Berkelhamer S; Zhou H; Tinkari BS; Paudel P; Malla H; Sharma S; Ashish KC
- Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2017;2(3):e000497Kc A; Bergström A; Chaulagain D; Brunell O; Ewald U; Gurung A; Eriksson L; Litorp H; Wrammert J; Grönqvist E; Edin P-A; Le Grange C; Lamichhane B; Shrestha P; Pokharel A; Pun A; Singh C; Målqvist M
- Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16(1):343Mgaya AH; Litorp H; Kidanto HL; Nyström L; Essén B
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS. 2016;133(2):183-187Litorp H; Rööst M; Kidanto HL; Nyström L; Essén B
- Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2015;143:232-240Litorp H; Mgaya A; Mbekenga CK; Kidanto HL; Johnsdotter S; Essén B
- Article: MIDWIFERY. 2015;31(7):713-720Litorp H; Mgaya A; Kidanto HL; Johnsdotter S; Essén B
- Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2014;14:244Litorp H; Kidanto HL; Rööst M; Abeid M; Nyström L; Essén B
- Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2013;13:107Litorp H; Kidanto HL; Nystrom L; Darj E; Essén B
- Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2008;87(7):716-722Litorp H; Franck M; Almroth L
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All other publications
- Review: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;7(12):e010294Kukka AJ; Waheddoost S; Brown N; Litorp H; Wrammert J; Ashish KC
- Editorial comment: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;7(6):e008520Sundewall J; Bage K; Ekstrom AM; Puranen B; Litorp H; Uthman OA; Kagesten A
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
- Assistant Professor, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2006