Helen Elden is now a professor of reproductive and perinatal health

Akademiliv congratulates Helen Elden on her professorship in reproductive and perinatal health! Helen Elden is the research group leader for Sexual-Reproductive and Perinatal Health who conducts research on pregnancy, childbirth and the neonatal period. The aim is to contribute to excellent care that promotes the health of newborns and families. The projects are conducted not only in Sweden but also in other European countries and developing countries. Helen Elden’s research has generated new knowledge, among other things, about pregnancy-related pelvic pain and the induction of labour in the event of prolonged pregnancy. Helen Elden is a subject representative for the main area of reproductive and perinatal health, teaches in the midwifery program and in the independent master’s program in reproductive and perinatal health and sits on the Sahlgrenska Academy’s teacher proposal committee.