Sissel Saltvedt

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Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2022;129(13):2157-2165
Induction of labour at 41 weeks of gestation versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks of gestation: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Alkmark M; Wennerholm U-B; Saltvedt S; Bergh C; Carlsson Y; Elden H; Fadl H; Jonsson M; Ladfors L; Sengpiel V; Wesstrom J; Hagberg H; Svensson M
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2022;107:103283
Management of the active second stage of labor in waterbirths compared with conventional births - a prospective cohort study
Ulfsdottir H; Saltvedt S; Edqvist M; Georgsson S
Article: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2022;84(3):288-296
Associations Between Maternal Distress, Cortisol Levels, and Perinatal Outcomes
Lundholm C; Rejno G; Brew B; Smew AI; Saltvedt S; Almqvist C
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2021;100(8):1463-1477
Efficacy and safety of oral misoprostol versus transvaginal balloon catheter for labor induction: An observational study within the SWEdish Postterm Induction Study (SWEPIS)
Alkmark M; Carlsson Y; Wendel SB; Elden H; Fadl H; Jonsson M; Ladfors L; Saltvedt S; Sengpiel V; Wessberg A; Wikstrom A-K; Hagberg H; Wennerholm U-B
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2021;51(7):883-891
Maternal asthma and early fetal growth, the MAESTRO study.
Rejnö G; Lundholm C; Saltvedt S; Larsson K; Almqvist C
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(4):e042340
Women's childbirth experiences in the Swedish Post-term Induction Study (SWEPIS): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial
Nilver H; Wessberg A; Dencker A; Hagberg H; Wennerholm U-B; Fadl H; Wesstrom J; Sengpiel V; Lundgren I; Bergh C; Wikstrom A-K; Saltvedt S; Elden H
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2020;99(12):1626-1631
Characteristics and short-term obstetric outcomes in a case series of 67 women test-positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Stockholm, Sweden
Remaeus K; Savchenko J; Wendel SB; Gidlof SB; Graner S; Jones E; Molin J; Saltvedt S; Wallstrom T; Pettersson K
Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2020;17(12):e1003436
Induction of labour at 41 weeks or expectant management until 42 weeks: A systematic review and an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials
Alkmark M; Keulen JKJ; Kortekaas JC; Bergh C; van Dillen J; Duijnhoven RG; Hagberg H; Mol BW; Molin M; van der Post JAM; Saltvedt S; Wikstrom A-K; Wennerholm U-B; de Miranda E
Article: WOMEN AND BIRTH. 2020;33(2):186-192
Testing the waters - A cross-sectional survey of views about waterbirth among Swedish health professionals
Ulfsdottir H; Saltvedt S; Georgsson S
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: MIDWIFERY. 2019;79:102547
Women's experiences of waterbirth compared with conventional uncomplicated births
Ulfsdottir H; Saltvedt S; Georgsson S
Article: THE BMJ. 2019;367:l6131
Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks (SWEdish Post-term Induction Study, SWEPIS): multicentre, open label, randomised, superiority trial
Wennerholm U-B; Saltvedt S; Wessberg A; Alkmark M; Bergh C; Wendel SB; Fadl H; Jonsson M; Ladfors L; Sengpiel V; Wesstrom J; Wennergren G; Wikstrom A-K; Elden H; Stephansson O; Hagberg H
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FPL4
[Maternal deaths in Sweden: Diagnostics and clinical management could be improved].
Grunewald C; Esscher A; Lutvica A; Parén L; Saltvedt S
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):13101
Maternal anxiety, depression and asthma and adverse pregnancy outcomes - a population based study
Rejno G; Lundholm C; Oberg S; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; D'Onofrio B; Larsson K; Saltvedt S; Brew BK; Almqvist C
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2018;67:26-31
Like an empowering micro-home: A qualitative study of women's experience of giving birth in water
Ulfsdottir H; Saltvedt S; Ekborn M; Georgsson S
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 ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: IN PRACTICE. 2018;6(3):916-922.e6
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Asthmatic Women: A Population-Based Family Design Study
Rejno G; Lundholm C; Larsson K; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; D'Onofrio BM; Saltvedt S; Almqvist C
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;97(3):341-348
Waterbirth in Sweden - a comparative study
Ulfsdottir H; Saltvedt S; Georgsson S
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: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;96(9):1112-1119
Maternal deaths in the Nordic countries
Vangen S; Bodker B; Ellingsen L; Saltvedt S; Gissler M; Geirsson RT; Nyflot LT
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;96(5):597-606
Case mix adjusted variation in cesarean section rate in Sweden
Mesterton J; Ladfors L; Abreu AE; Lindgren P; Saltvedt S; Weichselbraun M; Amer-Wahlin I
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE. 2017;45(3):321-325
Reference values for Lactate Pro 2™ in fetal blood sampling during labor: a cross-sectional study
Birgisdottir BT; Holzmann M; Varli IH; Graner S; Saltvedt S; Nordstrom L
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16(1):384
Oxidative stress and inflammation in retained placenta: a pilot study of protein and gene expression of GPX1 and NFκB
Endler M; Saltvedt S; Eweida M; Akerud H
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2016;48(3):285-288
Prenatal ultrasound and childhood autism: long-term follow-up after a randomized controlled trial of first- vs second-trimester ultrasound
Carlsson LH; Saltvedt S; Anderlid B-M; Westerlund J; Gillberg C; Westgren M; Fernell E
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2016;8:94-99
Obstetric management in vacuum-extraction deliveries
Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Ekeus C
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16(1):125
Case mix adjustment of health outcomes, resource use and process indicators in childbirth care: a register-based study
Mesterton J; Lindgren P; Abreu AE; Ladfors L; Lilja M; Saltvedt S; Amer-Wahlin I
Article: PLACENTA. 2016;41:39-44
Macroscopic and histological characteristics of retained placenta: A prospectively collected case-control study
Endler M; Saltvedt S; Papadogiannakis N
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16:49
Study protocol of SWEPIS a Swedish multicentre register based randomised controlled trial to compare induction of labour at 41 completed gestational weeks versus expectant management and induction at 42 completed gestational weeks
Elden H; Hagberg H; Wessberg A; Sengpiel V; Herbst A; Bullarbo M; Bergh C; Bolin K; Malbasic S; Saltvedt S; Stephansson O; Wikstrom A-K; Ladfors L; Wennerholm U-B
Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2014;121(12):1462-1470
Retained placenta is associated with pre-eclampsia, stillbirth, giving birth to a small-for-gestational-age infant, and spontaneous preterm birth: a national register-based study
Endler M; Saltvedt S; Cnattingius S; Stephansson O; Wikstrom A-K
Article: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL AND NEONATAL MEDICINE. 2014;27(4):328-332
Real-time PCR-assay in the delivery suite for determination of group B streptococcal colonization in a setting with risk-based antibiotic prophylaxis
Hakansson S; Kaellen K; Bullarbo M; Holmgren P-A; Bremme K; Larsson A; Norman M; Noren H; Ortmark-Wrede C; Pettersson K; Saltvedt S; Sondell B; Tokarska M; von Vultee A; Jacobsson B
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e104755
Asthma during pregnancy in a population-based study--pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal outcomes.
Rejnö G; Lundholm C; Gong T; Larsson K; Saltvedt S; Almqvist C
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
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2012;119(4):801-809
Epidemiology of retained placenta: oxytocin as an independent risk factor.
Endler M; Grünewald C; Saltvedt S
Article: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA. 2011;33(8):796-802
Planned vaginal delivery versus planned caesarean section: short-term medical outcome analyzed according to intended mode of delivery.
Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Wiklund I; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2011;90(6):654-658
Uncertainty in nuchal translucency reference ranges at 11-14weeks of gestation - comparison to Swedish centiles
Kublickas M; Saltvedt S; Almstrom H; Grunewald C; Crossley J
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2011;2(2):83-89
Factors independently related to a negative birth experience in first-time mothers
Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Edman G; Wiklund I; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2011;90(1):26-32
Significant effects on neonatal morbidity and mortality after regional change in management of post-term pregnancy
Grunewald C; Hakansson S; Saltvedt S; Kallen K
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2007;30(5):728-736
Miscarriage after a normal scan at 12-14 gestational weeks in women at low risk of carrying a fetus with chromosomal anomaly according to nuchal translucency screening.
Westin M; Källén K; Saltvedt S; Almström H; Grunewald C; Valentin L
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2007;29(2):150-158
By how much does increased nuchal translucency increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome in chromosomally normal fetuses? A study of 16,260 fetuses derived from an unselected pregnant population.
Westin M; Saltvedt S; Almström H; Grunewald C; Valentin L
Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2006;113(6):675-682
Routine ultrasound examination at 12 or 18 gestational weeks for prenatal detection of major congenital heart malformations? A randomised controlled trial comprising 36,299 fetuses.
Westin M; Saltvedt S; Bergman G; Kublickas M; Almström H; Grunewald C; Valentin L
Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2006;113(6):664-674
Detection of malformations in chromosomally normal fetuses by routine ultrasound at 12 or 18 weeks of gestation -: a randomised controlled trial in 39 572 pregnancies
Saltvedt S; Almström H; Kublickas M; Valentin L; Grunewald C
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2006;27(6):632-639
Is measurement of nuchal translucency thickness a useful screening tool for heart defects? A study of 16,383 fetuses.
Westin M; Saltvedt S; Bergman G; Almström H; Grunewald C; Valentin L
Article: BIRTH. 2006;33(1):64-73
Pregnant women's responses to information about an increased risk of carrying a baby with Down syndrome
Öhman SG; Saltvedt S; Waldenström U; Grunewald C; Olin-Lauritzen S
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(5):534-538
If nuchal translucency screening is combined with first-trimester serum screening the need for fetal karyotyping decreases.
Marsk A; Grunewald C; Saltvedt S; Valentin L; Almström H
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(12):1448-1452
Estimation of blood loss after cesarean section and vaginal delivery has low validity with a tendency to exaggeration
Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Wiklund I; Pahlen S; Andolf E
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2005;26(5):504-511
Ultrasound dating at 12-14 weeks of gestation.: A prospective cross-validation of established dating formulae in in-vitro fertilized pregnancies
Sladkevicius P; Saltvedt S; Almström H; Kublickas M; Grunewald C; Valentin L
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2005;25(6):537-545
Screening for Down syndrome based on maternal age or fetal nuchal translucency:: a randomized controlled trial in 39572 pregnancies
Saltvedt S; Almström H; Kublickas M; Valentin L; Bottinga R; Bui TH; Cederholm M; Conner P; Dannberg B; Malcus P; Marsk A; Grunewald C
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2004;83(7):634-640
Does fetal screening affect women's worries about the health of their baby? A randomized controlled trial of ultrasound screening for Down's syndrome versus routine ultrasound screening
Öhman SG; Saltvedt S; Grunewald C; Waldenström U
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2004;24(1):42-50
Ultrasound dating at 12-14 or 15-20 weeks of gestation?: A prospective cross-validation of established dating formulae in a population of in-vitro fertilized pregnancies randomized to early or late dating scan
Saltvedt S; Almström H; Kublickas M; Reilly M; Valentin L; Grunewald C
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2001;98(50):5762-5765
[Nuchal translucency measurement in early diagnosis of Down syndrome].
Saltvedt S; Bui TH
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1999;78(1):10-14
Fetal loss rate after second trimester amniocentesis at different gestational age
Saltvedt S; Almström H
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Corrigendum: THE BMJ. 2021;375:n3072
Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks (SWEdish Post-term Induction Study, SWEPIS): multicentre, open label, randomised, superiority trial (vol 367, 16131,2019)
Wennerholm UB; Saltvedt S; Wessberg A; Alkmark M; Bergh C; Brismar Wendel S; Fadl H; Jonsson M; Ladfors L; Sengpiel V; Wesstroem J; Wennergren G; Wikstroem AK; Elden H; Stephansson O; Hagberg H
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
Editorial comment: OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2020;75(4):207-209
Induction of Labour at 41 Weeks Versus Expectant Management and Induction of Labour at 42 Weeks (SWEdish Post-Term Induction Study, SWEPIS): Multicentre, Open Label, Randomised, Superiority Trial
Wennerholm U-B; Saltvedt S; Wessberg A; Alkmark M; Bergh C; Brismar Wendel S; Fadl H; Jonsson M; Ladfors L; Sengpiel V; Wesstrom J; Wennergren G; Wikstrom A-K; Elden H; Stephansson O; Hagberg H
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FSST
[Preterm delivery: an overview on prediction, prevention and treatment].
Jacobsson B; Saltvedt S; Wikström A-K; Morken N-H; Leijonhufvud Å; Hagberg H
Editorial comment: OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2018;73(2):79-80
Maternal Deaths in the Nordic Countries
Vangen S; Bodker B; Ellingsen L; Saltvedt S; Gissler M; Geirsson RT; Nyflot LT
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:DXMP
[NIPT is a breakthrough in prenatal diagnostics].
Jacobsson B; Munthe C; Saltvedt S; Carlsson Y; Lindgren P; Iwarsson E
Other: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2011;108(6):284
[Give correct treatment in eclampsia!].
Leyon J; Amer-Wåhlin I; Bejlum C; Carlsson B; Boris J; Christoffersson M; Högeryd S; Palm A; Smedberg M; Saltvedt S; Trollstad A
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2006;195(6):S90
Elective cesarian section vesus planned vaginal delivery-a prospective cohort study of healthy primiparae
Larsson C; Wiklund I; Saltvedt S; Edman G; Andolf E
Thesis / dissertation: 2005
Prenatal diagnosis in routine antenatal care : a randomised controlled trial
Saltvedt, Sissel

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027

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Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2005

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Karin Johnson, Variations in oxytocin use, labour culture, teamwork, and shared decision-making during childbirth in Sweden, 2021

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