Wibke Jonas
Senior Lecturer | Docent
E-mail: wibke.jonas@ki.se
Telephone: +46852482871
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 NOGRH Jonas, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me
- I am midwife by training and I received my degree from the Rheinische
Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn, Germany in 1996. I received my PhD in
September 2009 from the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at
Karolinska Institutet (KI). For my thesis, I have studied the effects of
different labor ward routines, including pain relief by epidural analgesia
and augmentation of labor through intrapartum oxytocin administration
on breastfeeding related outcomes.
I then conducted post-doctoral studies in the Department of Psychology,
University of Toronto, Canada (09/2011 - 02/2014), working with Professors
Alison Fleming and Meir Steiner on a prospective, longitudinal and
multi-center cohort study entitled “Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and
Neurodevelopment (MAVAN)”. This project was designed to understand the pre-
and postnatal influences on maternal health and wellbeing on child
socio-emotional, behavioral and cognitive development, focusing on
biological, genetic and environmental influences.
Currently, I am holding an assistant professorship (2018-2019) at the
Department of Women's and Children's Health, which is funded through the
Strategic Area Health Care Science (SFO-V) at KI. I have recently become
research group leader. My main focus in research, which is funded by the
Swedish Scientific Council (VR) is the “Immediate Parent- Infant
Skin-to-Skin Contact Study (IPISTOSS)”, a randomized controlled multicenter
trial where we study the effects of skin-to-skin contact after birth in very
preterm infants and their parents on breastfeeding outcomes and on many
biological and psychological aspects of child development. I am the primary
PI on this grant.
Throughout the years, I have been working as a midwife at the ante-, labour-
and postnatal wards at BB Stockholm, Danderyds Hospital and at BB Stockhom
family.
Since 2009, I have also been working as a lecturer at the Department of
Women’s and Children’s Health at KI, where I have dedicated my efforts on
pedagogical development and teaching within the midwifery program. For
example, I have been leader for the Scientific methods and the Master’s
thesis courses. I have also been responsible for developing the course
“Intercultural perspectives on reproductive health”, a web-based course
which was solely taught in English and together with students from Sweden
(KI), the Netherlands and Malawi.
I have received funding from various funding agencies including the Swedish
Council for Work Life and Social Research (FORTE), the Fernström Foundation
at KI and Sällskapet Barnavård at Karolinska Hospital, and by a Canadian
Institutes for Health Research grant (Fleming, P.I.), Vetenskapsrådet (VR)
and Kempe Carlgrenska Foundation.
Languages: Swedish, English, German.
‘Hot topic’ presentation – 9 out of over 100 abstracts were selected
for a plenary presentation at the ‘Parental Brain Conference’ in
Regensburg, Germany (11-14/7 2013).
Winner of a ‘Best Scientific Poster Award’ at the Connaught Global
Challenge International Symposium “Investing in Mothers and Children”
(Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development), University of Toronto
27-29/9 2012.
Travel award for “Northeastern ADVANCE Future Faculty Workshop” at the
World Conference on Neurohypophysial Hormones, Boston, Northeastern
University (26-30/7/2011). Unfortunately, I had to cancel participation.
1996 Registered Midwife, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität,
University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
Doctoral degree
2009–09-21 Thesis: “Mother and newborn adaptations after birth: Influence
of administration of oxytocin and epidural analgesia during labour”,
Karolinska Institutet
Articles
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2025;383:323-332Lillieskold S; Lode-Kolz K; Westrup B; Bergman N; Sorjonen K; Aden U; Morelius E; Rettedal S; Jonas W
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2025;12(8):986Lode-Kolz K; Jonas W; Hetland HB; Hovland Instebo KH; Tokvam H; Pike H; Lillieskold S; Klemming S; Linner A; Aden U; Rettedal S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS. 2025;169(1):408-420Ayebare E; Tumwine JK; Nankunda J; Hjelmstedt A; Jonas W; Ndeezi G; Orsini N; Hanson C
- Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2024;42:101045Eikemo R; Elvin-Nowak Y; Ahlund S; Vikstrom A; Nyman V; Jonas W; Barimani M
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(8):1796-1802Johansson MW; Lillieskoeld S; Jonas W; Thernstroem Blomqvist Y; Skioeld B; Linner A
- Article: MIDWIFERY. 2024;134:104020Eikemo R; Barimani M; Nyman V; Jonas W; Vikstrom A
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2023;43(SUPPL 1):17-25Klemming S; Lillieskold S; Arwehed S; Jonas W; Lehtonen L; Westrup B
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(11):e2344469Lillieskold S; Lode-Kolz K; Rettedal S; Lindstedt J; Linner A; Markhus Pike H; Ahlqvist-Bjorkroth S; Aden U; Jonas W
- Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2023;36:100843Eikemo R; Barimani M; Elvin-Nowak Y; Eriksson J; Vikstrom A; Nyman V; Backman-Enelius M; Jonas W
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):636-643Elvin-Nowak YMS; Backman-Enelius MM; Jonas WC; Eriksson JA; ahlund DS; Barimani MM
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2023;112(5):934-941Lode-Kolz K; Hermansson C; Linner A; Klemming S; Hetland HB; Bergman N; Lillieskold S; Pike HM; Westrup B; Jonas W; Rettedal S
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2023;37(1):260-270Eikemo R; Vikstrom A; Nyman V; Jonas W; Barimani M
- Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2022;22(1):767Ayebare E; Hanson C; Nankunda J; Hjelmstedt A; Nantanda R; Jonas W; Tumwine JK; Ndeezi G
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(9):1715-1721Linner A; Lillieskold S; Jonas W; Skiold B
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(8):1507-1514Linner A; Kolz KL; Klemming S; Bergman N; Lillieskold S; Pike HM; Westrup B; Rettedal S; Jonas W
- Article: JOGNN-JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC AND NEONATAL NURSING. 2022;51(1):53-64Lillieskold S; Zwedberg S; Linner A; Jonas W; Lillieskold S
- Article: MINDFULNESS. 2021;12(8):2009-2020Lonnberg G; Niemi M; Salomonsson B; Branstrom R; Nissen E; Jonas W
- Journal article: MINDFULNESS. 2021;12(8):2021Lonnberg G; Niemi M; Salomonsson B; Branstrom R; Nissen E; Jonas W
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;15:673184Takahashi Y; Uvnas-Moberg K; Nissen E; Lidfors L; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Jonas W
- Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2021;18(1):29Ayebare E; Ndeezi G; Hjelmstedt A; Nankunda J; Tumwine JK; Hanson C; Jonas W
- Article: MINDFULNESS. 2021;12(2):476-488Lonnberg G; Jonas W; Branstrom R; Nissen E; Niemi M
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2020;13(1):1711618Ayebare E; Jonas W; Ndeezi G; Nankunda J; Hanson C; Tumwine JK; Hjelmstedt A
- Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2020;26:100543Zwedberg S; Barimani M; Jonas W
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(7):e038938Linner A; Westrup B; Lode-Kolz K; Klemming S; Lillieskold S; Pike HM; Morgan B; Bergman NJ; Rettedal S; Jonas W
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(4):697-704Linner A; Klemming S; Sundberg B; Lillieskold S; Westrup B; Jonas W; Skiold B
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;262:133-142Lonnberg G; Jonas W; Unternaehrer E; Branstrom R; Nissen E; Niemi M
- Article: HUMAN NATURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE. 2019;30(4):448-476Unternaehrer E; Cost KT; Jonas W; Dhir SK; Bouvette-Turcot A-A; Gaudreau H; Dass SH; Lydon JE; Steiner M; Szatmari P; Meaney MJ; Fleming AS
- Article: MIDWIFERY. 2019;77:130-136Barimani M; Jonas W; Zwedberg S
- Article: JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY. 2018;32(8):1025-1035Cost KT; Jonas W; Unternaehrer E; Dudin A; Szatmari P; Gaudreau H; Kennedy J; Atkinson L; Steiner M; Meaney M; Fleming A
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(7):1205-1217Jonas W; Bisceglia R; Meaney MJ; Dudin A; Fleming AS; Steiner M
- Article: HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 2016;77:167-181Jonas W; Woodside B
- Article: ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH. 2015;18(5):693-705Agrati D; Browne D; Jonas W; Meaney M; Atkinson L; Steiner M; Fleming AS
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2015;104(10):1018-1023Takahashi Y; Jonas W; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Lidfors L; Moberg KU; Nissen E
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2015;104(7):678-686Jonas W; Atkinson L; Steiner M; Meaney MJ; Wazana A; Fleming AS
- Article: GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2013;12(7):681-694Jonas W; Mileva-Seitz V; Girard AW; Bisceglia R; Kennedy JL; Sokolowski M; Meaney MJ; Fleming AS; Steiner M
- Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2012;7(2):93-99Handlin L; Jonas W; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Petersson M; Uvnas-Moberg K; Nissen E
- Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2009;4(4):207-220Handlin L; Jonas W; Petersson M; Ejdeback M; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Nissen E; Uvnas-Moberg K
- Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2009;4(2):71-82Jonas W; Johansson LM; Nissen E; Ejdeback M; Ransjo-Arvidson AB; Uvnas-Moberg K
- Article: ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH. 2008;11(5-6):335-345Jonas W; Nissen E; Ransjoe-Arvidson AB; Matthiesen AS; Uvnas-Moberg K
- Article: BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. 2008;3(2):103-109Jonas W; Nissen E; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Wiklund I; Henriksson P; Uvnas-Moberg K
- Article: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2007;83(1):55-62Jonas W; Wiklund I; Nissen E; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Uvnas-Moberg K
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All other publications
- Review: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2023;112(8):1633-1643Brimdyr K; Stevens J; Svensson K; Blair A; Turner-Maffei C; Grady J; Bastarache L; al Alfy A; Crenshaw JT; Giugliani ERJ; Ewald U; Haider R; Jonas W; Kagawa M; Lillieskold S; Maastrup R; Sinclair R; Swift E; Takahashi Y; Cadwell K
- Review: INTERNATIONAL BREASTFEEDING JOURNAL. 2021;16(1):88Flacking R; Tandberg BS; Niela-Vilen H; Jonsdottir RB; Jonas W; Ewald U; Thomson G
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Ayebare E; Ndeezi G; Hjelmstedt A; Nakunda J; Tumwine JK; Hanson C; Jonas W
- Review: HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 2020;121:104679Almanza-Sepulveda ML; Fleming AS; Jonas W
- Conference publication: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2019;107:78Jonas W; Cost K; Unternahrer E; Bisceglia R; Mileva V; Dundin A; Gaudreau H; Szatmari P; Kennedy JL; Meaney MJ; Atkinson L; Steiner M; Wazana A; Fleming A
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2019;86:62Lillieskold S; Linner A; Lode K; Klemming S; Rettedal S; Almgren M; Bergman N; Westrup B; Skiold B; Jonas W
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2018;48:S129-S130Niemi M; Schwank S; Lonnberg G; Jonas W; Branstrom R; Fransson E; Nissen E
- Conference publication: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2017;83:67Jonas W; Bisceglia R; Mileva V; Dundin A; Kennedy J; Meaney M; Atkinson L; Steiner M; Wazana A; Fleming A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2017;41:S30Jonas W; Fleming A; Steiner M; Meaney MJ; Atkinson L; Mileva V; Sokolowski M; Kennedy J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2017;41:S30Cost KT; Unternaehrer E; Jonas W; Gaudreau H; Bouvette-Tourcot AA; Steiner M; Lydon J; Szatmari P; Meaney M; Fleming A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2017;41:S30-S31Setterberg SE; Nissen E; Jonas W; Niemi M
- Other: BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE. 2013;18(1):40-41Jonas WC
- Conference publication: INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL-INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD. 2010;31(3):168-169Jonas W; Nissen E; Ransjo-Arvidson A; Matthiesen A; Uvnas-Moberg K
- Book chapter: MEDICINA INTEGRATIVA. 2009;p. xi-xviAbel R; Mercado MA; Ammon P; Anderson RA; Barrett B; Bell IR; Bergquist P; Bodemer AA; Bonakdar RA; Bonus K; Boyce J; Brown RL; Burleson KO; Caspi O; Coeytaux RR; Cohen MW; Cullum-Dugan D; Dahmer S; Dalton AJ; Dattner AM; Degenhardt B; Demio PC; Desai GJ; DiGaetano A; Fleishman S; Fortney L; Gallagher C; Galland L; Gardiner P; Gaudet TW; Goldberg D; Greenfield RH; Gurgevich S; Hadley S; Hanaway PJ; Harvie J; Hewitt MJ; Hirekatur RS; Horwitz R; Hull SK; Ivker RS; Jonas W; Khalsa DS; Khan SK; Kiefer D; Kligler B; Kligman EW; Koffler K; Kohatsu W; LaFavor KM; Lee RA; Linkner E; Lipsenthal L; Litvinas L; Lovett E; Dog TL; Maizes V; Mann JD; Marchand L; Mark JD; Massey P; McBride PE; McClure MW; McDonough-Means SI; Meletis CD; Michelfelder AJ; Muller D; Mumber MP; Myers HL; Najm WI; Nedrow AR; Newmark S; Novey DW; Olshansky B; Pai S; Park D; Perlman AI; Plotnikoff GA; Podein R; Rabago D; Rainone F; Rakel D; Riley M; Rindfleisch JA; Ring M; Rossman ML; St. John TM; Salguero ML; Saper RB; Schneider C; Selfridge NJ; Shapiro M; Sierpina VS; Silverman H; Skellchock LE; Smith C; Spierer MM; Sudak N; Sukul V; Teitelbaum JE; Temple LM; Udani J; Underbakke G; Utzinger-Wheeler M; Warne D; Warshowsky A; Watkins RW; Weil A; Weydert JA; Young MC; Zasloff E
Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025Research problem and specific questionsThe overall aim of the project is to increase primary care professional’s ability to identify individuals exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). The specific questions are: a) To what extent do the following three interventions contribute to identify potential victims of IPV: (1) the use of a standardized questionnaire that screens exposure to IPV, (2) staff using tailored virtual patients for clinical training on IPV and (3) a combination of interventions 1 and 2? b) Which intervention do primary care professionals experience as most effective in increasing the ability to identify and respond to victims of IPV? Data and methodThe project will evaluate the effects of three different interventions that can be assumed to increase the health care staff´s ability to identify people who are exposed IPV. The project has a quasi-experimental design. Participating care units are divided into three interventions: 1) a standardized questionnaire to patients, 2) virtual patients tailored to health professionals, and 3) a combination of 1 and 2. Pre-and post-measurement of the health professionals identification of patients exposed to IPV will will be used to explore the effect of the interventions. Focus group interviews with the participating health professionals will be a qualitative complement, in terms of what intervention they experience as the most effective in increasing the ability to identify victims of IPV Plan for project realisationThe project is a multi-professional collaboration between clinicians and researchers within Region Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University. The competence in the group is cross-professional with expertise in health and violence, medical pedagogics as well as the development, assessment, and implementation of virtual patients and interactive, digital platforms. Above all, funding is sought for one Phd- student. Relevance The high incidence of psychosocial and physical health problems among people exposed to IPV leads to frequent presentations at health services. Given the high prevalence of IPV and the associated medical consequences and costs of IPV, it is critical to address this public health problem. Our goal is that this project will contribute with tools to identify more individuals exposed to IPV and that the project can serve as a basis for improving national strategies on IPV.
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2009