Browsing HVL Open by Author "Small, Rhonda"
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Antenatal care for Somali-born women in Sweden: Perspectives from mothers, fathers and midwives
Ahrne, Malin; Schytt, Erica; Andersson, Ewa; Small, Rhonda; Adan, Aisha; Essén, Birgitta; Byrskog, Ulrika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective To explore Somali-born parents’ experiences of antenatal care in Sweden, antenatal care midwives’ experiences of caring for Somali-born parents, and their respective ideas about group antenatal care for Somali-born ... -
Community-based bilingual doula support during labour and birth to improve migrant women’s intrapartum care experiences and emotional well-being–Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Stockholm, Sweden [NCT03461640]
Schytt, Erica; Wahlberg, Anna; Eltayb, Amani; Tsekhmestruk, Nataliia; Small, Rhonda; Lindgren, Helena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of community-based bilingual doula (CBD) support for improving the intrapartum care experiences and postnatal wellbeing of migrant women giving birth in Sweden. Design Randomised ... -
Community-based bilingual doulas for migrant women in labour and birth – findings from a Swedish register-based cohort study
Byrskog, Ulrika; Small, Rhonda; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Community-based bilingual doula (CBD) services have been established to respond to migrant women’s needs and reduce barriers to high quality maternity care. The aim of this study was to compare birth outcomes ... -
Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: a population-based study
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Aasheim, Vigdis; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already had a child before arriving in Norway with those in migrant women whose first birth occurred in Norway. The aim of this study was ... -
Epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous women in Norway in relation to maternal country of birth and migration related factors
Aasheim, Vigdis; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Small, Rhonda; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective To investigate associations between maternal country of birth and other migration related factors (length of residence, reason for migration, paternal origin) and epidural analgesia for labour pain in nulliparous ... -
Group antenatal care (gANC) for Somali-speaking women in Sweden – a process evaluation
Ahrne, Malin; Byrskog, Ulrika; Essén, Birgitta; Andersson, Ewa; Small, Rhonda; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Language supported group antenatal care (gANC) for Somali-born women was implemented in a Swedish public ANC clinic. The women were offered seven 60-min sessions, facilitated by midwives and starting with a ... -
Group antenatal care compared with standard antenatal care for Somali-Swedish women: A historically controlled evaluation of the Hooyo Project
Ahrne, Malin; Byrskog, Ulrika; Essén, Birgitta; Andersson, Ewa; Small, Rhonda; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives Comparing language-supported group antenatal care (gANC) and standard antenatal care (sANC) for Somali-born women in Sweden, measuring overall ratings of care and emotional well-being, and testing the feasibility ... -
Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Aasheim, Vigdis; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Migration is a risk factor for adverse neonatal outcomes. The various impacts of maternal origin have been reported previously. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between paternal origin and ... -
Preconception folic acid supplement use in immigrant women (1999-2016)
Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Sandberg, Marit G.; Schytt, Erica; Small, Rhonda; Strandberg, Ragnhild Bjarkøy; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Aasheim, Vigdis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study examines how preconception folic acid supplement use varied in immigrant women compared with non-immigrant women. We analyzed national population-based data from Norway from 1999–2016, including 1,055,886 ... -
Preeclampsia by maternal reasons for immigration: A population-based study
Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Rasmussen, Svein; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica; Aasheim, Vigdis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background To investigate whether the occurrence of preeclampsia varied by maternal reasons for immigration. Methods We included 1,287,270 singleton pregnancies (163,508 to immigrant women) in Norway during 1990–2013. ... -
Rationale, development and feasibility of group antenatal care for immigrant women in Sweden: A study protocol for the Hooyo Project
Byrskog, Ulrika; Ahrne, Malin; Small, Rhonda; Andersson, Ewa; Essén, Birgitta; Adan, Aisha; Ahmed, Fardosa Hassen; Tesser, Karin; Liden, Yvonne; Israelsson, Monika; Åhman-Berndtsson, Anna; Schytt, Erica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction Somali-born women comprise a large group of immigrant women of childbearing age in Sweden, with increased risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and poor experiences of care, despite the goal of providing ... -
Stillbirth in relation to maternal country of birth and other migration related factors: a population-based study in Norway
Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Aasheim, Vigdis; Schytt, Erica; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Nilsen, Roy Miodini (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Migrant women’s overall increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is well known. The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between stillbirth and maternal country of birth and other ...