Bakgrunn og aktiviteter
Bakgrunn:
- Cand.med.1979 (Universitetet i Oslo)
- Spesialist i fødselshjelp og kvinnesykdommer, 1986
- Dr. med. 1990
- Inviterte gjesteprofessor, Universitetet i Toronto, 1997- 98
- Adjungert professor, Universitetet i København, 2000-2005
- Overlege, Kvinneklinikken (20 % )
Interesseområder:
- Kvinners helse, kjønn og helse
- Voldt og traumatiske hendelser og helse
- Global helse
- Osteoporose og benbrudd – årsaker og utbredelse
- Reproduktiv helse, svangerskapsforløp og fødselsutfall
Doktorgrad:
Trapped in painful love. Physical and sexual abuse by spouse - a risk factor of gynaecological disorders and adverse perinatal outcomes. Trondheim: Tapir, 1990.
Undervisning:
- Profesjonsstudiet i medisin i Trondheim
- Leger videre og etterutdannelse
- Andre instanser; Norske Kvinners Sanitetsforening
Pågående prosjekter:
- NOREPOS (Norwegian Epidemiological Studies of Osteoporosis) – nasjonale studier av lårhalsbrudd; risikofaktorer, utbredelse, dødelighet
- Vold mot kvinner – reproduktive og helsemessige konsekvenser
- Medisinske og rettslige konsekvenser av voldtekt
- Livskvalitet etter bekkenoperasjoner
- Endringer i fruktbarhet : Helseundersøkelsen i Nord- Trøndelag (HUNT)
- Anal inkontinens – forekomst og risikofaktorer: HUNT og medisinske Fødselsregister
- Sammenheng mellom forhold under svangerskapet og fødselsutfall – en multisenterstudie; Belgia, Island, Danmark, Estland, Norge og Sverige
- SAMINOR II – subprosjekt
Publikasjoner/ foredrag:
[se fullstendig oversikt i Cristin]
Annet:
- Norske Kvinners Santetsforening 100 - år Jubilieumspris 1996
- Kvinnerettspris 2004
- Dixipris 2006
- Norsk Gynekologisk Forenings pris, 2008
- Karl Evangs pris, 2008
- Medlem rettsmedisinsk kommisjon
- Medlem av Det kongelige norske videnskapers selskap
Vitenskapelig, faglig og kunstnerisk arbeid
Et utvalg av nyere tidsskriftspublikasjoner, kunstneriske produksjoner, bok, inklusiv bokdeler og rapport-del. Se alle publikasjoner i databasen
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
- (2017) Peak bone mass and bone microarchitecture in adults born with low birth weight preterm or at term: A cohort study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
- (2017) The influence of birth weight and length on bone mineral density and content in adolescence: The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures. Archives of Osteoporosis. vol. 12:54.
- (2017) Factors related to a negative birth experience - A mixed methods study. Midwifery. vol. 51.
- (2017) Validation of FRAX and the impact of self-reported falls among elderly in a general population: the HUNT study, Norway. Osteoporosis International.
- (2016) Does the use of high-heeled shoes lead to fore-foot pathology? A controlled cohort study comprising 197 women. Foot and Ankle Surgery. vol. 22 (4).
- (2016) Agenda setting and framing of gender-based violence in Nepal: How it became a health issue. Health Policy and Planning. vol. 31 (4).
- (2016) Childhood violence and adult chronic pain among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. vol. 75 (1).
- (2016) A combination of low serum concentrations of vitamins K1 and D is associated with increased risk of hip fractures in elderly Norwegians: a NOREPOS study. Osteoporosis International. vol. 27 (4).
- (2016) Lifetime sexual violence and childbirth expectations - A Norwegian population based cohort study. Midwifery. vol. 36.
- (2016) Forearm fractures in Central Norway, 1999–2012: incidence, time trends, and seasonal variation. Archives of Osteoporosis. vol. 11 (7).
- (2016) Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study. Global health action. vol. 9 (1).
- (2016) "They just walk away" - women's perception of being silenced by antenatal health workers: a qualitative study on women survivors of domestic violence in Nepal. Global health action. vol. 9 (31838).
- (2016) Pregnant women's preference for cesarean section and subsequent mode of birth - a six-country cohort study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology. vol. 37 (3).
- (2016) Continued decline in hip fracture incidence in Norway: a NOREPOS study. Osteoporosis International. vol. 27 (7).
- (2016) Age and Sex Differences in Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Hip Fracture: A NOREPOS Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. vol. 184 (7).
- (2016) Psychosocial Vulnerability Among Patients Contacting a Norwegian Sexual Assault Center. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- (2016) Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and the association with symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress in a multi-ethnic pregnant population in southern Sweden. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. vol. 9.
- (2015) Emotional, physical and sexual violence among Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: The SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 43 (6).
- (2015) Low serum vitamin K1 increases the risk of hip fractures only at low vitamin D status. A NOREPOS study. European Geriatric Medicine. vol. 6.
- (2015) Use of anti-osteoporotic drugs among women in central Norway after a forearm fracture. Norsk Epidemiologi, Supplement. vol. 25.