• Life expectancy and disease burden in the Nordic countries: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 

      Kisa, Adnan; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Allebeck, Peter; Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Iburg, Kim Moesgaard; McGrath, John J; Juel, Knud; Agardh, Emilie Elisabet; Arnlöv, Johan; Bjørge, Tone; Carrero, Juan J.; Cederroth, Christopher R; Eggen, Anne Elise; El-Khatib, Ziad; Lycke Ellingsen, Christian; Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad; Gissler, Mika; Hadkhale, Kishor; Havmoeller, Rasmus; Johansson, Lars; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Kiadaliri, Aliasghar A.; Kisa, Sezer; Lallukka, Tea; Mekonnen, Teferi; Meretoja, Tuomo J.; Meretoja, Atte; Naghavi, Mohsen; Neupane, Subas; Nguyen, Truc Trung; Petzold, Max; Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer; Shiri, Rahman; Sigurvinsdottir, Rannveig; Skirbekk, Vegard; Skou, Søren T; Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora; Steiner, Timothy J.; Sulo, Gerhard; Truelsen, Thomas Clement; Vasankari, Tommi Juhani; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Vollset, Stein Emil; Vos, Theo; Øverland, Simon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-20)
      <i>Background</i> - The Nordic countries have commonalities in gender equality, economy, welfare, and health care, but differ in culture and lifestyle, which might create country-wise health differences. This study compared life expectancy, disease burden, and risk factors in the Nordic region.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - Life expectancy in years and age-standardised rates of overall, cause-specific, ...
    • Maternal age and risk of cesarean section in women with induced labor at term—A Nordic register‐based study 

      Bergholt, Thomas; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil; Pyykönen, Aura; Rasmussen, Steen C.; Tapper, Anna-Maija; Bjarnadóttir, Ragnheiður I.; Smárason, Alexander; Másdóttir, Birna B.; Klungsøyr, Kari; Albrechtsen, Susanne; Källén, Karin; Gissler, Mika; Løkkegaard, Ellen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-04)
      <p><i>Introduction - </i>Over the last decades, induction of labor has increased in many countries along with increasing maternal age. We assessed the effects of maternal age and labor induction on cesarean section at term among nulliparous and multiparous women without previous cesarean section. <p><i>Material and methods - </i>We performed a retrospective national registry‐based study from Denmark, ...
    • Preterm birth in the Nordic countries—Capacity, management and outcome in neonatal care 

      Norman, Mikael; Padkær Petersen, Jesper; Stensvold, Hans Jørgen; Thorkelsson, Thordur; Helenius, Kjell; Brix Andersson, Charlotte; Ørum Cueto, Heidi; Domellöf, Magnus; Gissler, Mika; Heino, Anna; Håkansson, Stellan; Jonsson, Baldvin; Klingenberg, Claus Andreas; Lehtonen, Liisa; Metsäranta, Marjo; Rønnestad, Arild Erland; Trautner, Simon; Vatne, Anlaug; Støen, Ragnhild; Brække, Kristin; Reigstad, Hallvard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-13)
      Aim - Organisation of care, perinatal and neonatal management of very preterm infants in the Nordic regions were hypothesised to vary significantly. The aim of this observational study was to test this hypothesis.<p> <p>Methods - Information on preterm infants in the 21 greater healthcare regions of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden was gathered from national registers in 2021. Preterm ...
    • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn: population based cohort study from the five Nordic countries 

      Kieler, Helle; Artama, Miia; Engeland, Anders; Ericsson, Örjan; Furu, Kari; Gissler, Mika; Nielsen, Rikke Beck; Nørgaard, Mette; Stephansson, Olof; Valdimarsdottir, Unnur; Zoega, Helga; Haglund, Bengt (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012-01-12)
      Objective To assess whether maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) increases the risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, and whether such an effect might differ between specific SSRIs.<p> <p>Design Population based cohort study using data from the national health registers.<p> <p>Setting Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, 1996-2007.<p> ...