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Helena Litorp

Researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7164-598X)

Supervised 2 doctoral students at Uppsala universitet and Högskolan Dalarna; doctorate at Uppsala universitet in 2015 under Birgitta Essén, Elisabeth Darj, and Hussein L. Kidanto. Linked to Wikidata and ORCID.

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Advisors3

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Birgitta Essén“'What about the Mother?'”
2015 · Uppsala universitet · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Elisabeth Darj“'What about the Mother?'”
2015 · Uppsala universitet · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Hussein L. Kidanto“'What about the Mother?'”
2015 · Uppsala universitet · doctoral

Students2

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Antti Kukka “Surviving Birth and Thriving”
2024 · Uppsala universitet · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Jonah Kiruja “Quality of maternal healthcare”
2023 · Högskolan Dalarna · doctoral

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cited by a thesis recordBirgitta Esséncited by a thesis recordElisabeth Darjcited by a thesis recordHussein L. Kidanto

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Theses1

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'What about the Mother?'
2015 · Uppsala universitet · doctoral · Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH) · in English · the thesis's own page ›
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- cited by a thesis recordWilliam Stonesopponent

Works1

2015 · held from 1 repository · a work missing?

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'What about the Mother?'
2015 · doctoral thesis · DiVA

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Papers in OpenAlex45

2008most in 2024: 82026

45works

968citations

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last at Uppsala University, Karolinska Institutet, CTC Clinical Trial Consultants AB (Sweden)

writes on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Contraception, Maternal and fetal healthcare, Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

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Increasing caesarean section rates among low-risk groups: a panel study classifying deliveries according to Robson at a university hospital in Tanzania
2013 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 5 authors
cited 138
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Effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement package on intrapartum-related mortality in Nepal: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
2019 · PLoS Medicine · 15 authors
cited 87
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Maternal near-miss and death and their association with caesarean section complications: a cross-sectional study at a university hospital and a regional hospital in Tanzania
2014 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 6 authors
cited 84
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Fear, blame and transparency: Obstetric caregivers' rationales for high caesarean section rates in a low-resource setting
2015 · Social Science & Medicine · 6 authors
cited 79
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‘What about the mother?’ Women׳s and caregivers׳ perspectives on caesarean birth in a low-resource setting with rising caesarean section rates
2015 · Midwifery · 5 authors
cited 73
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Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN)—a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals
2019 · Implementation Science · 18 authors
cited 56
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Scaling up quality improvement intervention for perinatal care in Nepal (NePeriQIP); study protocol of a cluster randomised trial
2017 · BMJ Global Health · 18 authors
cited 54
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Augmentation of labor with oxytocin and its association with delivery outcomes: A large‐scale cohort study in 12 public hospitals in Nepal
2020 · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · 3 authors
cited 44
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Incidence and outcomes of intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2022 · BMJ Global Health · 6 authors
cited 40
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Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden
2008 · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · 3 authors
cited 33

the 25 most cited of 45

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Coverage, associated factors, and impact of companionship during labor: A large‐scale observational study in six hospitals in Nepal
2019 · Birth · 6 authors
cited 26
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Effects of a novel weight‐loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial
2022 · Obesity · 8 authors
cited 23
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Incidence and causes of severe maternal outcomes in Somaliland using the sub‐Saharan Africa maternal near‐miss criteria: A prospective cross‐sectional study in a national referral hospital
2022 · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 6 authors
cited 23
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Criteria-based audit to improve quality of care of foetal distress: standardising obstetric care at a national referral hospital in a low resource setting, Tanzania
2016 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 5 authors
cited 22
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The burden of and factors associated with misclassification of intrapartum stillbirth: Evidence from a large scale multicentric observational study
2019 · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · 9 authors
cited 21
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Disclosing suboptimal indications for emergency caesarean sections due to fetal distress and prolonged labor: a multicenter cross-sectional study at 12 public hospitals in Nepal
2020 · Reproductive Health · 4 authors
cited 19
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The burden of misclassification of antepartum stillbirth in Nepal
2019 · BMJ Global Health · 9 authors
cited 17
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NeuroMotion smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment: a feasibility study in Nepal
2024 · BMJ Open · 12 authors
cited 16
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The effects of previous cesarean deliveries on severe maternal and adverse perinatal outcomes at a university hospital in Tanzania
2016 · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 5 authors
cited 16
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Armed conflict, insecurity, and attitudes toward women's and girls' reproductive autonomy in Nigeria
2024 · Social Science & Medicine · 7 authors
cited 15
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Gender norms and women’s empowerment as barriers to facility birth: A population-based cross-sectional study in 26 Nigerian states using the World Values Survey
2022 · PLoS ONE · 8 authors
cited 13
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Association between delayed cesarean section and severe maternal and adverse newborn outcomes in the Somaliland context: a cohort study in a national referral hospital
2023 · Global Health Action · 5 authors
cited 10
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Low use of vacuum extraction: Health care Professionals’ Perspective in a University Hospital, Dar es Salaam
2020 · Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare · 6 authors
cited 9
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Vital Signs Directed Therapy for the Critically Ill: Improved Adherence to the Treatment Protocol Two Years after Implementation in an Intensive Care Unit in Tanzania
2020 · Emergency Medicine International · 8 authors
cited 7
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Addressing the second ‘R’ in sexual and reproductive health and rights: why norms and values matter for development cooperation
2022 · BMJ Global Health · 7 authors
cited 6

Coauthors in OpenAlex149

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Ashish KC
14 shared works
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Rejina Gurung
10 shared works
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Birgitta Essén
8 shared works
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Karin Båge
7 shared works
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Anna Mia Ekström
7 shared works
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Avinash K. Sunny
6 shared works
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Anna Kågesten
6 shared works
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Bi Puranen
6 shared works
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Johan Wrammert
5 shared works
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Mats Målqvist
5 shared works

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cited by a thesis recordORCID0000-0001-7164-598Xon their thesis record at DiVA

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@misc{academicancestry_Q91437837,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Helena Litorp: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q91437837},
  note = {read on 2026-10-21}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 21). Helena Litorp: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-21]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q91437837