Maria (Mia) Ahlberg

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About me

I´m a certified Midwife and Associate Professor. I work at Karolinska
University Hospital as a midwife and leader in combination with research at
the Clinical Epidemiology Unit at Karolinska Institutet. My research profile
is Reproductive Epidemiology.
Reg Midwife 2005
PhD 2015
Associate professor 2023

Research

My main focus in research is labor duration and safety for the mother and
infant and midwifery continuity of care models. During the Covid-19 pandemic
I participated in several projects on SARS CoV-2 infection in pregnant women
and outcomes.

Teaching

Teacher at the midwifery education Karolinska Institutet 2011-2015
Teacher at the Research school in clinical epidemiology at Karolinska
Institutet ongoing

Articles

Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024
Hospital obstetric volume and maternal outcomes: Does hospital size matter?
Holowko N; Ladfors LV; Ortqvist AK; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Article: BIRTH. 2024
Midwifery Continuity of Care During Pregnancy, Birth, and the Postpartum Period: A Matched Cohort Study
Lundborg L; Aberg K; Liu X; Norman M; Stephansson O; Pettersson K; Ekborn M; Cnattingius S; Ahlberg M
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):22152
Risk of postpartum hemorrhage with increasing first stage labor duration
Ladfors LV; Liu X; Sandstrom A; Lundborg L; Butwick AJ; Muraca GM; Snowden JM; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2024;136:104079
Midwifery continuity of care, breastfeeding and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: A retrospective cohort study
Shahshahani MA; Liu X; Norman M; Tilden EL; Ahlberg M
Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(6):832-842
Duration of the active first stage of labour and severe perineal lacerations and maternal postpartum complications: a population-based cohort study
Kogner L; Lundborg L; Liu X; Ladfors LV; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Sandstrom A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0298046
Labor curves based on cervical dilatation over time and their accuracy and effectiveness: A systematic scoping review
Huurnink JME; Blix E; Hals E; Kaasen A; Bernitz S; Lavender T; Ahlberg M; Oian P; Hoifodt AI; Miltenburg AS; Pay ASD
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):12569
First stage of labour duration and associated risk of adverse neonatal outcomes
Lundborg L; Aberg K; Sandstrom A; Liu X; Tilden EL; Bolk J; Ladfors LV; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(5):S1025-S1036.e9
Latent phase duration and associated outcomes: a contemporary, population-based observational study
Tilden EL; Caughey AB; Ahlberg M; Lundborg L; Wikstrom A-K; Liu X; Ng K; Lapidus J; Sandstrom A
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;217:105-114
More than time: travel time to the delivery ward and maternal outcomes-onset of labour, postpartum haemorrhage and obstetric anal sphincter injury
Holowko N; Haas J; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Ortqvist A
Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2023;8(1):e009495
Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Smith ER; Oakley E; Grandner GW; Ferguson K; Farooq F; Afshar Y; Ahlberg M; Ahmadzia H; Akelo V; Aldrovandi G; Barr BAT; Bevilacqua E; Brandt JS; Broutet N; Buhigas IF; Carrillo J; Clifton R; Conry J; Cosmi E; Crispi F; Crovetto F; Delgado-Lopez C; Divakar H; Driscoll AJ; Favre G; Flaherman VJ; Gale C; Gil MM; Gottlieb SL; Gratacos E; Hernandez O; Jones S; Kalafat E; Khagayi S; Knight M; Kotloff K; Lanzone A; Le Doare K; Lees C; Litman E; Lokken EM; Laurita Longo V; Madhi SA; Magee LA; Martinez-Portilla RJ; McClure EM; Metz TD; Miller ES; Money D; Moungmaithong S; Mullins E; Nachega JB; Nunes MC; Onyango D; Panchaud A; Poon LC; Raiten D; Regan L; Rukundo G; Sahota D; Sakowicz A; Sanin-Blair J; Soderling J; Stephansson O; Temmerman M; Thorson A; Tolosa JE; Townson J; Valencia-Prado M; Visentin S; von Dadelszen P; Waldorf KA; Whitehead C; Yassa M; Tielsch JM
Article: PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;36(3):358-367
Association between first and second stage of labour duration and mode of delivery: A population-based cohort study
Lundborg L; Aberg K; Sandstrom A; Liu X; Tilden E; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2022;42(1):28-29
Association of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes
Norman M; Navér L; Söderling J; Ahlberg M; Askling HH; Aronsson B; Byström E; Jonsson J; Sengpiel; Ludvigsson JF; Håkansson S; Stephansson O
Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2022;129(2):282-290
SARS-CoV-2 and pregnancy outcomes under universal and non-universal testing in Sweden: register-based nationwide cohort study
Stephansson O; Pasternak B; Ahlberg M; Askling HH; Aronsson B; Appelqvist E; Jonsson J; Sengpiel V; Soderling J; Norman M; Ludvigsson JF; Neovius M
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2021;41(3):127-128
Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes
Ahlberg M; Neovius M; Saltvedt S; Söderling J; Pettersson K; Brandkvist C; Stephansson O
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2021;100(8):1478-1489
Association between travel time to delivery unit and unplanned out-of-hospital birth, infant morbidity and mortality: A population-based cohort study
Ortqvist AK; Haas J; Ahlberg M; Norman M; Stephansson O
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):13843
Association of body mass index and maternal age with first stage duration of labour
Lundborg L; Liu X; Aberg K; Sandstroem A; Tilden EL; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA). 2021;325(20):2076-2086
Association of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes
Norman M; Naver L; Soderling J; Ahlberg M; Askling HH; Aronsson B; Bystrom E; Jonsson J; Sengpiel V; Ludvigsson JF; Hakansson S; Stephansson O
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2020;107(5):525-536
Effect of radiotherapy for rectal cancer on female sexual function: a prospective cohort study
Rojvall AS; Buchli C; Bottai M; Ahlberg M; Floter-Radestad A; Martling A; Segelman J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(9):e0239724
First stage progression in women with spontaneous onset of labor: A large population-based cohort study
Lundborg L; Aberg K; Sandstrom A; Discacciati A; Tilden EL; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(3):e0229304
Risk of negative birth experience in trial of labor after cesarean delivery: A population-based cohort study
Wollmann CL; Liu C; Saltvedt S; Elvander C; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(6):1048-1055
Perinatal health of refugee and asylum-seeking women in Sweden 2014-17: a register-based cohort study
Liu C; Ahlberg M; Hjern A; Stephansson O
Article: BIRTH. 2019;46(4):592-601
Describing latent phase duration and associated characteristics among 1281 low-risk women in spontaneous labor
Tilden EL; Phillippi JC; Ahlberg M; King TL; Dissanayake M; Lee CS; Snowden JM; Caughey AB
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2019;39(3):154-155
Risk of Repeat Cesarean Delivery in Women Undergoing Trial of Labor: A Population-based Cohort Study
Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Johansson K; Elvander C; Stephansson O
Article: BIRTH. 2019;46(2):379-386
Severe perineal trauma among women undergoing vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: A population-based cohort study
Elvander C; Ahlberg M; Edqvist M; Stephansson O
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;97(12):1524-1529
Risk of repeat cesarean delivery in women undergoing trial of labor: A population-based cohort study
Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Johansson K; Elvander C; Stephansson O
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2017;37(11):1197-1203
Time-to-delivery and delivery outcomes comparing three methods of labor induction in 7551 nulliparous women: a population-based cohort study
Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Petersson G; Saltvedt S; Stephansson O
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2017;37(3):236-242
Durations of second stage of labor and pushing, and adverse neonatal outcomes: a population-based cohort study
Sandstrom A; Altman M; Cnattingius S; Johansson S; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2017;37(3):254-259
Population-based reference curve for umbilical cord arterial pH in infants born at 28 to 42 weeks
Skiold B; Petersson G; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Johansson S
Article: PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;31(2):126-133
Duration of Second Stage of Labour at Term and Pushing Time: Risk Factors for Postpartum Haemorrhage.
Looft E; Simic M; Ahlberg M; Snowden JM; Cheng YW; Stephansson O
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2017;106(1):43-48
A policy of routine umbilical cord blood gas analysis decreased missing samples from high-risk births
Ahlberg M; Elvander C; Johansson S; Cnattingius S; Stephansson O
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2016;8:94-99
Obstetric management in vacuum-extraction deliveries
Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Ekeus C
Article: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL AND NEONATAL MEDICINE. 2016;29(10):1646-1651
Risk factors for failed vacuum extraction and associated complications in term newborn infants: a population-based cohort study
Ahlberg M; Norman M; Hjelmstedt A; Ekeus C
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2015;15:252
Birth position and obstetric anal sphincter injury: a population-based study of 113 000 spontaneous births
Elvander C; Ahlberg M; Thies-Lagergren L; Cnattingius S; Stephansson O
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2015;6(3):151-156
Risk factors for anal sphincter tears in vacuum-assisted delivery
Ryman P; Ahlberg M; Ekeus C
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:DHUY
[Good obstetric care requires interdisciplinary collaboration].
Ahlberg M; Nordlund E; Weichselbraun M; Wiklund I
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2014;5(4):165-166
Routine testing of umbilical cord blood after normal delivery should be discontinued
Wiklund I; Ahlberg M; Dahlstrom A; Weichselbraun M; Sjors G
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2014;210(4):361.e1-361.e8
Birth by vacuum extraction delivery and school performance at 16 years of age
Ahlberg M; Ekeus C; Hjern A
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2013;92(3):306-311
Insufficient pain relief in vacuum extraction deliveries: a population-based study
Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Ekeus C
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Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(5):S1063-S1094
New insights on labor progression: a systematic review
He X; Zeng X; Troendle J; Ahlberg M; Tilden EL; Souza JP; Bernitz S; Duan T; Oladapo OT; Fraser W; Zhang J
Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(2):161-177
Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: a sequential, prospective meta-analysis
Smith ER; Oakley E; Grandner GW; Rukundo G; Farooq F; Ferguson K; Baumann S; Waldorf KMA; Afshar Y; Ahlberg M; Ahmadzia H; Akelo V; Aldrovandi G; Bevilacqua E; Bracero N; Brandt JS; Broutet N; Carrillo J; Conry J; Cosmi E; Crispi F; Crovetto F; Gil MDM; Delgado-Lopez C; Divakar H; Driscoll AJ; Favre G; Buhigas IF; Flaherman V; Gale C; Godwin CL; Gottlieb S; Gratacos E; He S; Hernandez O; Jones S; Joshi S; Kalafat E; Khagayi S; Knight M; Kotloff KL; Lanzone A; Longo VL; Le Doare K; Lees C; Litman E; Lokken EM; Madhi SA; Magee LA; Martinez-Portilla RJ; Metz TD; Miller ES; Money D; Moungmaithong S; Mullins E; Nachega JB; Nunes MC; Onyango D; Panchaud A; Poon LC; Raiten D; Regan L; Sahota D; Sakowicz A; Sanin-Blair J; Stephansson O; Temmerman M; Thorson A; Thwin SS; Barr BAT; Tolosa JE; Tug N; Valencia-Prado M; Visentin S; von Dadelszen P; Whitehead C; Wood M; Yang H; Zavala R; Tielsch JM
Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:7
Duration of first stage of labor, severe perineal lacerations and maternal complications in the early postpartum period
Kogner L; Lundborg L; Liu X; Ladfors L; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Sandstrom A
Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:34
Labor duration and risk of adverse neonatal outcome
Lundborg L; Aberg K; Sandstrom A; Liu X; Tilden E; Bolk J; Ladfors LV; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(1):S175
First stage labor duration and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage - a population-based cohort study
Ladfors LV; Liu X; Sandstrom A; Lundborg L; Snowden JM; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:37
Midwifery continuity of care during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period: a matched cohort study
Ahlberg M; Aberg K; Lundborg L; Norman M; Stephansson O; Pettersson K; Ekborn M; Cnattingius S
Preprint: AUTHOREA. 2022
Midwifery Continuity of Care during Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum period: a matched cohort study.
Ahlberg M; Aberg K; Lundborg L; Liu X; Norman M; Stephansson O; Pettersson K; Ekborn M; Cnattingius S
Editorial comment: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2022;31:100705
Editorial.
Ahlberg M
Letter: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2021;174(6):873-875
Preterm Birth and Stillbirth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Pasternak B; Neovius M; Soderling J; Ahlberg M; Norman M; Ludvigsson JF; Stephansson O
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
Association of Body Mass Index and maternal age with first stage duration of labour
Lundborg L; Liu X; Åberg K; Sandström A; Tilden EL; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA). 2020;324(17):1782-1785
Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes
Ahlberg M; Neovius M; Saltvedt S; Soderling J; Pettersson K; Brandkvist C; Stephansson O
Conference publication: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2018;125:7
Risk of repeat caesarean delivery in 3116 women undergoing trial of labour after caesarean: A population-based cohort study
Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Johansson K; Elvander C; Stephansson O
Thesis / dissertation: 2015
Birth by vacuum extraction
Ahlberg, Mia

Grants

Can a first-year postpartum intervention program mitigate cardiovascular risk profile, and complications in a future pregnancy in women with preeclampsia in first pregnancy?
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
Safe delivery – studies on health care determinants of pregnancy outcome
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Exploring the feasibility of conducting an international multi-site randomised controlled trial to test if primary midwife-led care improves outcomes for migrant and refugee women
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2020
Safe labour – reappraisal of labour duration and management for improved maternal and infant outcome
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
Graduate Diploma In Midwifery, Karolinska Institutet, 2004

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