"I feel so small and big at the same time"-exploring body experience and binge eating disorder following inpatient treatment: a qualitative study.

Background: Limited research into binge eating disorder (BED), a low treatment rate, and a lack of treatment rights, reflects a marginalized disorder in society and a treatment context.

Aim: The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the psychopathology of BED, by exploring the patients' meanings related to the disorder and the role of the body in the treatment of BED.

Method: Qualitative methodology using a reflexive thematic analysis.

Down syndrome and associated atrioventricular septal defects in a nationwide Norwegian cohort: Prevalence, time trends, and outcomes.

Introduction: The prevalence of Down syndrome (DS) is approximately 1 per 1000 births and is influenced by increasing maternal age over the last few decades. DS is strongly associated with congenital heart defects (CHDs), especially atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). Our objectives were to investigate the prevalence of live-born infants with DS having a severe CHD in the Norwegian population over the last 20 years and compare outcomes in infants with AVSD with and without DS.

Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: a population-based cohort study of 1.3 million women in Norway.

Background: It is important to monitor the association between menopausal hormone therapy (HT) use and breast cancer (BC) risk with contemporary estimates, and specifically focus on HT types and new drugs.

Methods: We estimated hazard ratios (HR) of BC risk according to HT type, administration route and individual drugs, overall and stratified by body mass index (BMI), molecular subtype and detection mode, with non-HT use as reference.

Results: We included 1,275,783 women, 45+ years, followed from 2004, for a median of 12.

Women's information needs about menopause: a cross-sectional survey in Norwegian general practice.

Background: Research has indicated that providing women with information about menopause can improve their attitudes towards it and symptom experience. Nevertheless, information shared on the menopause is often arbitrary.

Aim: To examine women's information needs about menopause, and understand if, when, and from whom they want information.

'Goodbye and good luck' Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study.

Objective: To explore community midwives' experiences caring for pregnant undocumented migrants seeking prenatal care in Norway.

Method: Due to the relatively limited previous research and number of pregnant undocumented migrants we used an explorative approach through qualitative method. Ten community midwives were interviewed after snowball sampling in Oslo, the capital of Norway.

Exploring trends of severe postpartum haemorrhage: a hospital-based study.

Background: Over the past two decades several high-income countries have reported increased rates of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Many of the studies are registry studies with limited access to detailed information. We aimed to explore trends of severe PPH in the largest labour ward in Norway during a 10-year period with a hospital based study.

Pregnancies in Women with a Previous Complete Uterine Rupture.

Objective: To study the outcomes of new pregnancies after a previous complete uterine rupture.

Design: Descriptive study based on population data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway, the Patient Administration System, and the medical records. .

Caesarean sections among immigrant women with different levels of education.

Background: Studies have shown a high incidence of emergency caesarean sections among immigrant women, especially those born in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the risk of planned and emergency caesarean section varies with the mother's level of education. The proportion of women with little or no education is higher among those born in Sub-Saharan Africa and other low- and middle-income countries than those born in Norway. We therefore wanted to investigate the relationship between maternal birthplace, level of education and risk of caesarean section.

Risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury associated with female genital mutilation/cutting and timing of deinfibulation.

Introduction: A greater risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury has been reported among African migrants in several host countries compared with the general population. To what degree female genital mutilation/cutting affects this risk is not clear. In infibulated women, deinfibulation prevents anal sphincter injury.

Peripartum hysterectomy due to severe postpartum hemorrhage: A hospital-based study.

Introduction: A peripartum hysterectomy is typically performed as a lifesaving procedure in obstetrics to manage severe postpartum hemorrhage. Severe hemorrhages that lead to peripartum hysterectomies are mainly caused by uterine atony and placenta accreta spectrum disorders. In this study, we aimed to estimate the incidence, risk factors, causes and management of severe postpartum hemorrhage resulting in peripartum hysterectomies, and to describe the complications of the hysterectomies.

Depressive symptoms and experiences of birthing mothers during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: It is unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected postnatal women in Norway. We therefore wanted to investigate their depressive symptoms and birthing experiences during the pandemic.

Material And Method: In April 2021, a total of 3 642 postnatal women participated in an online survey.

Female genital cutting in women living in Norway - consequences and treatment.

Background: Seven Norwegian hospitals offer an outpatient service for women who have undergone female genital cutting (FGC). This study presents symptoms, findings and treatment in women who were examined at the outpatient clinics in the period 2004-2015.

Material And Method: Each hospital identified patients by searching for relevant diagnostic and procedure codes.

Obstetric anal sphincter injury by maternal origin and length of residence: a nationwide cohort study.

Objective: To estimate the association between maternal origin and obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), and assess if associations differed by length of residence.

Design: Population-based cohort study.

Setting: The Medical Birth Registry of Norway.

Challenges and barriers to optimal maternity care for recently migrated women - a mixed-method study in Norway.

Background: Migrant women are at increased risk for complications related to  pregnancy and childbirth, possibly due to inadequate access and utilisation of healthcare. Recently migrated women are considered a vulnerable group who may experience challenges in adapting to a new country. We aimed to identify challenges and barriers recently migrated women face in accessing and utilising maternity healthcare services.

Newly Arrived Migrant Women's Experience of Maternity Health Information: A Face-to-Face Questionnaire Study in Norway.

Limited understanding of health information may contribute to an increased risk of adverse maternal outcomes among migrant women. We explored factors associated with migrant women's understanding of the information provided by maternity staff, and determined which maternal health topics the women had received insufficient coverage of. We included 401 newly migrated women (≤5 years) who gave birth in Oslo, excluding migrants born in high-income countries.

Satisfaction with maternity care among recent migrants: an interview questionnaire-based study.

Objective: To examine factors associated with recently migrated women's satisfaction with maternity care in urban Oslo, Norway.

Design: An interview-based cross-sectional study, using a modified version of Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire.

Setting: Face-to-face interview after birth in two maternity wards in urban Oslo, Norway, from January 2019 to February 2020.

Association between Maternal Origin, Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Caesarean Section: A Nation-Wide Registry Study.

Aims: To explore the association between maternal origin and birthplace, and caesarean section (CS) by pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and length of residence.

Methods: We linked records from 118,459 primiparous women in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway between 2013 and 2017 with data from the National Population Register. We categorized pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m) into underweight (<18.

COVID-19 in pregnancy-characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Nordic countries.

Introduction: Population-based studies about the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in pregnancy are few and have limited generalizability to the Nordic population and healthcare systems.

Material And Methods: This study examines pregnant women with COVID-19 in the five Nordic countries. Pregnant women were included if they were admitted to hospital between 1 March and 30 June 2020 and had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test ≤14 days prior to admission.

Female genital mutilation/cutting, timing of deinfibulation, and risk of cesarean section.

Introduction: The impact of female genital mutilation/cutting on obstetric outcomes in high-income countries is not clear. In general, women with female genital mutilation/cutting type 3 (infibulation) seem to be most at risk of adverse outcomes such as cesarean section. Deinfibulation is recommended to prevent obstetric complications.

The impact of cardiovascular diseases on maternal deaths in the Nordic countries.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases have become increasingly important as a cause of maternal death in the Nordic countries. This is likely to be associated with a rising incidence of pregnant women with congenital and acquired cardiac diseases. Through audits, we aim to prevent future maternal deaths by identifying causes of death and suboptimal factors in the clinical management.

Prelabour uterine rupture: characteristics and outcomes.

Objective: To describe the characteristics and outcomes of prelabour uterine ruptures.

Design: Descriptive study based on population data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway, the Patient Administration System and medical records.

Sample: Maternities with uterine rupture before start of labour in Norway during the period 1967-2008 (8 complete ruptures among 2 334 712 women with unscarred uteri, and 22 complete and 45 partial ruptures among 121 085 women with scarred uteri).

The provision of epidural analgesia during labor according to maternal birthplace: a Norwegian register study.

Background: The provision of epidural analgesia during labor is ideally a shared decision between the woman and her health care provider. However, immigrant characteristics such as maternal birthplace could affect decision-making and thus access to pain relief. We aimed to assess disparities in the provision of epidural analgesia in planned vaginal birth according to maternal region of birth.