Mercedes Vila Ortiz
Phd Student
E-mail: mercedes.vila.ortiz@ki.se
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Hanson, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a PhD student at the Department of Global Public Health of Karolinska Institutet and a researcher at Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales, a WHO collaborating centre in Argentina. I am a social scientist focusing my research in maternal and sexual and reproductive health. My PhD project is about power relations and agency in decision-making on mode of birth in Argentina. It is nested in an implementation study called "Appropriate use of caesarean section through QUALity DECision-making by women and providers", which aims at optimizing the use of caesarean section through the implementation of non-clinical interventions targeted at healthcare providers and hospital management, as well as women and labour companions.
Articles
- Journal article: SSM: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HEALTH. 2025;8:100586Garrido CR; Ortiz MV; Gialdini C; Dumont A; Hanson C; Helle MA
- Article: CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 2025;27(10):1245-1260Ortiz MV; Tiseyra MV; Romero M; Neer AF; Cuenya AM; Kagesten A; Lavelanet A; Thorson A; Lu X; Cleeve A
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(1):e073617Gialdini C; Michel AR; Romero M; Ramos S; Carroli G; Carroli B; de Leon RGP; Ortiz MV; Lavelanet A
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2023;16(1):2290636Cleeve A; Annerstedt KS; Betran AP; Alvesson HM; Wendyam CK; Carroli G; Lumbiganon P; Hung MQN; Zamboni K; Opiyo N; Bohren MA; El Halabi S; Gialdini C; Ortiz MV; Escuriet R; Robson M; Dumont A; Hanson C
- Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2023;20(1):122Ortiz MV; Gialdini C; Hanson C; Betran AP; Carroli G; Alvesson HM
- Article: SALUD COLECTIVA. 2022;18:e4059Tiseyra MV; Vila Ortiz M; Romero M; Abalos E; Ramos S