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Helena Litorp

Helena Litorp

Affiliated to Research | Docent
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset Tomtebodavägen 18 A, plan 3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Ekström, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

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    With a background as a specialist physician in ob/gyn, I have both clinical
    as well as research experience from several low-resource settings including
    Tanzania, Nepal and Somaliland, and a special interest in emergency obstetric
    care, innovations and quality improvement implementation. Apart from my
    position at KI as Associate Professor in global health, I work as a Clinical
    Research Physician and Chief Medical Officer at a CRO specialized in clinical
    trials.
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    2006: MD, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Sweden
    2015: PhD Medical sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
    2016: Specialist physician ob/gyn, National Board of Health and Welfare,
    Sweden
    2022: Associate professor global health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

Research

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    My main research focus is on maternal and newborn health and sexual and
    reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in low-income countries. Prior and
    current research project include:
    * 2006-2008: Female genital cutting among antenatal care attendees in Sweden
    * 2010-2015: Overuse of caesarean section and its association with maternal
    near-miss morbidity and mortality in Tanzania
    * 2017-2020: Quality improvement interventions for improved perinatal care
    in Nepal (NePeriQIP)
    * 2019-Ongoing: Implementation of the maternal near-miss tool in the fragile
    setting of Somaliland
    * 2019-Ongoing: Scaling up low-cost technology for improved intrapartum
    fetal surveillance and neonatal resuscitation in Nepal (SUSTAIN)
    * 2019-Ongoing: Norms and values as barriers and enabler for improved global
    sexual and reproductive health and rights in multiple sub-Saharan African
    countries
    * 2020-Ongoing: Feasibility of remote General Movements Assessment for early
    recognition of Cerebral Palsy in Nepal

Articles

  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES. 2024;196:106742
    Gerde P; Sjoberg C-O; Backroos H; Englund J; Wangheim M; Litorp H
  • Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 2024;348:116777
    Svallfors S; Bage K; Ekstrom AM; Elimian K; Gayawan E; Litorp H; Kagesten A
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(3):e080063
    Kukka AJ; Sundelin HEK; Basnet O; Paudel P; Upadhyay Subedi K; Svensson K; Brown N; Litorp H; Gurung R; Bhattarai P; Wrammert J; Ashish KC
  • Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2023;16(1):2207862
    Kiruja J; Osman F; Egal JA; Klingberg-Allvin M; Litorp H
  • Article: BIRTH. 2023;50(3):616-626
    Litorp H; Malqvist M; Sunny AK; Gurung A; Gurung R; Ashish KC
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS. 2022;159(3):856-864
    Egal JA; Kiruja J; Litorp H; Osman F; Erlandsson K; Klingberg-Allvin M
  • Article: OBESITY. 2022;30(11):2222-2232
    Holmback U; Gruden S; Litorp H; Willhems D; Kuusk S; Alderborn G; Soderhall A; Forslund A
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(8):e0272708
    Litorp H; Kagesten A; Bage K; Uthman O; Nordenstedt H; Fagbemi M; Puranen B; Ekstrom A-M
  • Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2021;100(4):684-693
    Litorp H; Sunny AK; Kc A
  • Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2020;17(1):197
    Litorp H; Gurung R; Malqvist M; Kc A
  • Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2020;25:100533
    Makokha-Sandell H; Mgaya A; Belachew J; Litorp H; Hussein K; Essén B
  • Article: BIRTH. 2020;47(1):80-88
    Ashish KC; Axelin A; Litorp H; Tinkari BS; Sunny AK; Curung R
  • Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2020;99(3):303-311
    Ashish KC; Berkelhamer S; Gurung R; Hong Z; Wang H; Sunny AK; Bhattarai P; Poudel PG; Litorp H
  • Article: EMERGENCY MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL. 2020;2020:4819805-6
    Hvarfner A; Blixt J; Schell CO; Castegren M; Lugazia ER; Mulungu M; Litorp H; Baker T
  • Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(9):e1002900
    Kc A; Ewald U; Basnet O; Gurung A; Pyakuryal SN; Jha BK; Bergström A; Eriksson L; Paudel P; Karki S; Gajurel S; Brunell O; Wrammert J; Litorp H; Målqvist M
  • Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2019;14(1):65
    Gurung R; Jha AK; Pyakurel S; Gurung A; Litorp H; Wrammert J; Jha BK; Paudel P; Rahman SM; Malla H; Sharma S; Gautam M; Linde JE; Moinuddin M; Ewald U; MÃ¥lqvist M; Axelin A; Kc A
  • Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2019;4(6):e001936
    Gurung R; Litorp H; Berkelhamer S; Zhou H; Tinkari BS; Paudel P; Malla H; Sharma S; Ashish KC
  • Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2017;2(3):e000497
    Kc A; Bergström A; Chaulagain D; Brunell O; Ewald U; Gurung A; Eriksson L; Litorp H; Wrammert J; Grönqvist E; Edin P-A; Le Grange C; Lamichhane B; Shrestha P; Pokharel A; Pun A; Singh C; Målqvist M
  • Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16(1):343
    Mgaya AH; Litorp H; Kidanto HL; Nyström L; Essén B
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS. 2016;133(2):183-187
    Litorp H; Rööst M; Kidanto HL; Nyström L; Essén B
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All other publications

  • Review: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;7(12):e010294
    Kukka AJ; Waheddoost S; Brown N; Litorp H; Wrammert J; Ashish KC
  • Editorial comment: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2022;7(6):e008520
    Sundewall J; Bage K; Ekstrom AM; Puranen B; Litorp H; Uthman OA; Kagesten A

Employments

  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2024-2025
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Global Public Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2020-2024

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022
  • University Medical Degree, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2006

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