Maria Bjelke

doctoral student

Department of Health and Caring Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

maria.bjelke@lnu.se

My research focuses on the prolonged passive second stage of labour in nulliparous women. My main supervisor is Professor Marie Oscarsson, and my co-supervisor is PhD Lars Thurn. The upcoming thesis is called "Prolonged passive second stage in nulliparous women: A multi-perspective study".

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Bjelke, M., Oscarsson, M., Thurn, L., Palmér, L. (2024). Nulliparous women’s lived experiences of prolonged passive stage of labour : A thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare.
Status: Published
Bjelke, M., Thurn, L., Oscarsson, M. (2023). Mode of delivery and birth outcomes in relation to the duration of the passive second stage of labour : A retrospective cohort study of nulliparous women. PLOS ONE. 8 (1).
Status: Published
Bjelke, M., Thurn, L., Oscarsson, M. (2022). Prolonged passive second stage of labor in nulliparous women-Prevalence and risk factors : A historical cohort study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 101 (5). 499-505.
Status: Published
Bjelke, M., Lendahls, L., Oscarsson, M. (2019). Management of the passive phase of the second stage of labour in nulliparous women—Focus group discussions with Swedish midwives. Midwifery. 75. 89-96.
Status: Published
Bjelke, M., Martinsson, A., Lendahls, L., Oscarsson, M. (2016). Using the internet as a source of information during pregnancy : a descriptive cross-sectional study in Sweden. Midwifery. 40. 187-191.
Status: Published

Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)

Bjelke, M. (2024). Prolonged passive second stage of labour in nulliparous women : A multi perspective study. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 118.