Maria (Mia) Ahlberg

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About me

I´m a certified Midwife and Associate Professor. I work at Karolinska
University Hospital as a midwife and leader in combination with research at
the Clinical Epidemiology Unit at Karolinska Institutet. My research profile
is Reproductive Epidemiology.
Reg Midwife 2005
PhD 2015
Associate professor 2023

Research

My main focus in research is labor duration and safety for the mother and
infant and midwifery continuity of care models. During the Covid-19 pandemic
I participated in several projects on SARS CoV-2 infection in pregnant women
and outcomes.

Teaching

Teacher at the midwifery education Karolinska Institutet 2011-2015
Teacher at the Research school in clinical epidemiology at Karolinska
Institutet ongoing

Articles

Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(6):832-842

Duration of the active first stage of labour and severe perineal lacerations and maternal postpartum complications: a population-based cohort study.

Kogner L; Lundborg L; Liu X; Ladfors LV; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Sandström A
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):12569

First stage of labour duration and associated risk of adverse neonatal outcomes.

Lundborg L; Åberg K; Sandström A; Liu X; Tilden EL; Bolk J; Ladfors LV; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(5S):S1025-S1036.e9

Latent phase duration and associated outcomes: a contemporary, population-based observational study.

Tilden EL; Caughey AB; Ahlberg M; Lundborg L; Wikström A-K; Liu X; Ng K; Lapidus J; Sandström A
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;217:105-114

More than time: travel time to the delivery ward and maternal outcomes - onset of labour, postpartum haemorrhage and obstetric anal sphincter injury.

Holowko N; Haas J; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Örtqvist A
Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2023;8(1):e009495

Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Smith ER; Oakley E; Grandner GW; Ferguson K; Farooq F; Afshar Y; Ahlberg M; Ahmadzia H; Akelo V; Aldrovandi G; Tippett Barr BA; Bevilacqua E; Brandt JS; Broutet N; Fernández Buhigas I; Carrillo J; Clifton R; Conry J; Cosmi E; Crispi F; Crovetto F; Delgado-López C; Divakar H; Driscoll AJ; Favre G; Flaherman VJ; Gale C; Gil MM; Gottlieb SL; Gratacós E; Hernandez O; Jones S; Kalafat E; Khagayi S; Knight M; Kotloff K; Lanzone A; Le Doare K; Lees C; Litman E; Lokken EM; Laurita Longo V; Madhi SA; Magee LA; Martinez-Portilla RJ; McClure EM; Metz TD; Miller ES; Money D; Moungmaithong S; Mullins E; Nachega JB; Nunes MC; Onyango D; Panchaud A; Poon LC; Raiten D; Regan L; Rukundo G; Sahota D; Sakowicz A; Sanin-Blair J; Söderling J; Stephansson O; Temmerman M; Thorson A; Tolosa JE; Townson J; Valencia-Prado M; Visentin S; von Dadelszen P; Adams Waldorf K; Whitehead C; Yassa M; Tielsch JM; Perinatal COVID PMA Study Collaborators; Perinatal COVID PMA Study Collaborators
Article: PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;36(3):358-367

Association between first and second stage of labour duration and mode of delivery: A population-based cohort study.

Lundborg L; Åberg K; Sandström A; Liu X; Tilden E; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2022;42(1):28-29

Association of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes

Norman M; Navér L; Söderling J; Ahlberg M; Askling HH; Aronsson B; Byström E; Jonsson J; Sengpiel; Ludvigsson JF; Håkansson S; Stephansson O
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2022;129(2):282-290

SARS-CoV-2 and pregnancy outcomes under universal and non-universal testing in Sweden: register-based nationwide cohort study.

Stephansson O; Pasternak B; Ahlberg M; Hervius Askling H; Aronsson B; Appelqvist E; Jonsson J; Sengpiel V; Söderling J; Norman M; Ludvigsson JF; Neovius M
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2021;41(3):127-128

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes

Ahlberg M; Neovius M; Saltvedt S; Söderling J; Pettersson K; Brandkvist C; Stephansson O
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2021;100(8):1478-1489

Association between travel time to delivery unit and unplanned out-of-hospital birth, infant morbidity and mortality: A population-based cohort study.

Örtqvist AK; Haas J; Ahlberg M; Norman M; Stephansson O
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):13843

Association of body mass index and maternal age with first stage duration of labour.

Lundborg L; Liu X; Åberg K; Sandström A; Tilden EL; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2021;325(20):2076-2086

Association of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy With Neonatal Outcomes.

Norman M; Navér L; Söderling J; Ahlberg M; Hervius Askling H; Aronsson B; Byström E; Jonsson J; Sengpiel V; Ludvigsson JF; Håkansson S; Stephansson O
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2020;107(5):525-536

Effect of radiotherapy for rectal cancer on female sexual function: a prospective cohort study.

Svanström Röjvall A; Buchli C; Bottai M; Ahlberg M; Flöter-Rådestad A; Martling A; Segelman J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(3):e0229304

Risk of negative birth experience in trial of labor after cesarean delivery: A population-based cohort study.

Lindblad Wollmann C; Liu C; Saltvedt S; Elvander C; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(9):e0239724

First stage progression in women with spontaneous onset of labor: A large population-based cohort study.

Lundborg L; Åberg K; Sandström A; Discacciati A; Tilden EL; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2019;46(4):592-601

Describing latent phase duration and associated characteristics among 1281 low-risk women in spontaneous labor.

Tilden EL; Phillippi JC; Ahlberg M; King TL; Dissanayake M; Lee CS; Snowden JM; Caughey AB
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(6):1048-1055

Perinatal health of refugee and asylum-seeking women in Sweden 2014-17: a register-based cohort study.

Liu C; Ahlberg M; Hjern A; Stephansson O
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2019;39(3):154-155

Risk of Repeat Cesarean Delivery in Women Undergoing Trial of Labor: A Population-based Cohort Study

Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Johansson K; Elvander C; Stephansson O
Article: BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE. 2019;46(2):379-386

Severe perineal trauma among women undergoing vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: A population-based cohort study.

Elvander C; Ahlberg M; Edqvist M; Stephansson O
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;97(12):1524-1529

Risk of repeat cesarean delivery in women undergoing trial of labor: A population-based cohort study.

Lindblad Wollmann C; Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Johansson K; Elvander C; Stephansson O
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2017;37(11):1197-1203

Time-to-delivery and delivery outcomes comparing three methods of labor induction in 7551 nulliparous women: a population-based cohort study.

Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Petersson G; Saltvedt S; Stephansson O
Article: PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;31(2):126-133

Duration of Second Stage of Labour at Term and Pushing Time: Risk Factors for Postpartum Haemorrhage.

Looft E; Simic M; Ahlberg M; Snowden JM; Cheng YW; Stephansson O
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2017;37(3):236-242

Durations of second stage of labor and pushing, and adverse neonatal outcomes: a population-based cohort study.

Sandström A; Altman M; Cnattingius S; Johansson S; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2017;37(3):254-259

Population-based reference curve for umbilical cord arterial pH in infants born at 28 to 42 weeks.

Skiöld B; Petersson G; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Johansson S
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2017;106(1):43-48

A policy of routine umbilical cord blood gas analysis decreased missing samples from high-risk births.

Ahlberg M; Elvander C; Johansson S; Cnattingius S; Stephansson O
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2016;8:94-99

Obstetric management in vacuum-extraction deliveries.

Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Ekéus C
Article: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. 2016;29(10):1646-1651

Risk factors for failed vacuum extraction and associated complications in term newborn infants: a population-based cohort study.

Ahlberg M; Norman M; Hjelmstedt A; Ekéus C
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2015;15:252

Birth position and obstetric anal sphincter injury: a population-based study of 113 000 spontaneous births.

Elvander C; Ahlberg M; Thies-Lagergren L; Cnattingius S; Stephansson O
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2015;6(3):151-156

Risk factors for anal sphincter tears in vacuum-assisted delivery.

Ryman P; Ahlberg M; Ekéus C
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:DHUY

[Good obstetric care requires interdisciplinary collaboration].

Ahlberg M; Nordlund E; Weichselbraun M; Wiklund I
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2014;5(4):165-166

Routine testing of umbilical cord blood after normal delivery should be discontinued.

Wiklund I; Ahlberg M; Dahlström A; Weichselbraun M; Sjörs G
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2014;210(4):361.e1-361.e8

Birth by vacuum extraction delivery and school performance at 16 years of age.

Ahlberg M; Ekéus C; Hjern A
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2013;92(3):306-311

Insufficient pain relief in vacuum extraction deliveries: a population-based study.

Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Ekéus C
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Review: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0298046

Labor curves based on cervical dilatation over time and their accuracy and effectiveness: A systematic scoping review.

Huurnink JME; Blix E; Hals E; Kaasen A; Bernitz S; Lavender T; Ahlberg M; Øian P; Høifødt AI; Miltenburg AS; Pay ASD
Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(5S):S1063-S1094

New insights on labor progression: a systematic review.

He X; Zeng X; Troendle J; Ahlberg M; Tilden EL; Souza JP; Bernitz S; Duan T; Oladapo OT; Fraser W; Zhang J
Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(2):161-177

Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: a sequential, prospective meta-analysis.

Smith ER; Oakley E; Grandner GW; Rukundo G; Farooq F; Ferguson K; Baumann S; Adams Waldorf KM; Afshar Y; Ahlberg M; Ahmadzia H; Akelo V; Aldrovandi G; Bevilacqua E; Bracero N; Brandt JS; Broutet N; Carrillo J; Conry J; Cosmi E; Crispi F; Crovetto F; Del Mar Gil M; Delgado-López C; Divakar H; Driscoll AJ; Favre G; Fernandez Buhigas I; Flaherman V; Gale C; Godwin CL; Gottlieb S; Gratacós E; He S; Hernandez O; Jones S; Joshi S; Kalafat E; Khagayi S; Knight M; Kotloff KL; Lanzone A; Laurita Longo V; Le Doare K; Lees C; Litman E; Lokken EM; Madhi SA; Magee LA; Martinez-Portilla RJ; Metz TD; Miller ES; Money D; Moungmaithong S; Mullins E; Nachega JB; Nunes MC; Onyango D; Panchaud A; Poon LC; Raiten D; Regan L; Sahota D; Sakowicz A; Sanin-Blair J; Stephansson O; Temmerman M; Thorson A; Thwin SS; Tippett Barr BA; Tolosa JE; Tug N; Valencia-Prado M; Visentin S; von Dadelszen P; Whitehead C; Wood M; Yang H; Zavala R; Tielsch JM
Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2023;228(1):S175

First stage labor duration and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage - a population-based cohort study

Ladfors LV; Liu X; Sandstrom A; Lundborg L; Snowden JM; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O
Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:7

Duration of first stage of labor, severe perineal lacerations and maternal complications in the early postpartum period

Kogner L; Lundborg L; Liu X; Ladfors L; Ahlberg M; Stephansson O; Sandstrom A
Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:34

Labor duration and risk of adverse neonatal outcome

Lundborg L; Aberg K; Sandstrom A; Liu X; Tilden E; Bolk J; Ladfors LV; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:37

Midwifery continuity of care during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period: a matched cohort study

Ahlberg M; Aberg K; Lundborg L; Norman M; Stephansson O; Pettersson K; Ekborn M; Cnattingius S
Preprint: AUTHOREA. 2022

Midwifery Continuity of Care during Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum period: a matched cohort study.

Ahlberg M; Aberg K; Lundborg L; Liu X; Norman M; Stephansson O; Pettersson K; Ekborn M; Cnattingius S
Editorial comment: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2022;31:100705

Editorial.

Ahlberg M
Letter: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2021;174(6):873-875

Preterm Birth and Stillbirth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Pasternak B; Neovius M; Söderling J; Ahlberg M; Norman M; Ludvigsson JF; Stephansson O
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021

Association of Body Mass Index and maternal age with first stage duration of labour

Lundborg L; Liu X; Åberg K; Sandström A; Tilden EL; Stephansson O; Ahlberg M
Letter: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2020;324(17):1782-1785

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Test Status and Pregnancy Outcomes.

Ahlberg M; Neovius M; Saltvedt S; Söderling J; Pettersson K; Brandkvist C; Stephansson O
Conference publication: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2018;125:7

Risk of repeat caesarean delivery in 3116 women undergoing trial of labour after caesarean: A population-based cohort study

Wollmann CL; Ahlberg M; Saltvedt S; Johansson K; Elvander C; Stephansson O
KI thesis / dissertation: 2015

Birth by vacuum extraction

Ahlberg, Mia

Grants

Can a first-year postpartum intervention program mitigate cardiovascular risk profile, and complications in a future pregnancy in women with preeclampsia in first pregnancy?

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
Exploring the feasibility of conducting an international multi-site randomised controlled trial to test if primary midwife-led care improves outcomes for migrant and refugee women

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2020 - 31 December 2020
Safe delivery – studies on health care determinants of pregnancy outcome

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Safe labour – reappraisal of labour duration and management for improved maternal and infant outcome

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
Graduate Diploma In Midwifery, Karolinska Institutet, 2004

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