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Kvinneklinikken
Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet
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Institutt for klinisk medisin
Medisinsk fakultet
Universitetet i Oslo
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Siri Vangen er spesialist i fødselshjelp og kvinnesykdommer, senterleder og professor II.
Articles by Siri Vangen
Caesarean sections among immigrant women with different levels of education
- Hanna Søli Ottesen,
- Ingvil Krarup Sørbye,
- Benedikte Victoria Lindskog,
- Siri Vangen,
- Johanne Sundby,
- Katrine Mari Owe
23.11.2022:
According to the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the proportion of caesareans without a clear medical indication should be kept as low as possible (1). Caesarean section helps to reduce mortality and morbidity, but can lead to complications (2). The risk of complications is greater for emergency...
Depressive symptoms and experiences of birthing mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
- Malin Eberhard-Gran,
- Lena Yri Engelsen,
- Iqbal Al-Zirqi,
- Siri Vangen
04.02.2022:
The COVID-19 pandemic – with lockdowns, infection control measures, rising unemployment and general uncertainty – has impacted on the entire population. Figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggest an increase in impaired mental health among the general population during the...
Female genital cutting in women living in Norway – consequences and treatment
- Sølvi Taraldsen,
- Katrine M. Owe,
- Anne Sejersted Bødtker,
- Ida Waagsbø Bjørntvedt,
- Birgitte Midhaug Eide,
- Marit Sandberg,
- Cecilie Therese Hagemann,
- Pål Øian,
- Siri Vangen,
- Ingvil Krarup Sørbye
02.11.2021:
Globally, more than 200 million girls and women have undergone FGC (1). This practice follows ethnic lines and is primarily embedded in culture, not religion (2). It involves interventions of varying extent and is classified into three main types (Figure 1) (3). FGC types I and II are the most...
Maternal deaths in Norway 2005–2009
- Siri Vangen,
- Liv Ellingsen,
- Alice Beathe Andersgaard,
- Anne Flem Jacobsen,
- Bjørg Lorentzen,
- Lill Trine Nyfløt,
- Astrid Betten Rygh,
- Svein Magne Skulstad,
- Christian Tappert,
- Pål Øian
29.04.2014:
Obstetric aid in Western countries has undergone major changes in the last decades and the number of women who die in connection with pregnancy has been substantially reduced. The decline in maternal deaths after the Second World War is one of the most impressive health impacts the world has ever...
Infertility treatment and the risk of cancer
- Ritsa Storeng,
- Siri Vangen,
- Anne Katerine Omland,
- Nan Birgitte Oldereid
27.11.2012:
Population studies show a prevalence of infertility of approximately 9 %, and a little more than half of infertile couples will seek examination and treatment (1). Assisted fertilisation in the form of intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is often used in the treatment of...
Use of manual techniques for perineal support in Norwegian maternity departments
- Atle Fretheim,
- Tom Tanbo,
- Siri Vangen,
- Liv Merete Reinar,
- John-Arne Røttingen
29.11.2011:
The incidence of sphincter rupture during deliveries in Norway increased appreciably in the period 1967 – 2004, according to figures from the Medical Birth Registry (1). Risk factors for sphincter rupture, for example older birthing mothers, only offer partial explanations for this increase (1). In...
Infections after caesarean sections
- Hanne-Merete Eriksen,
- Anja Ramberg Sæther,
- Hege Line Løwer,
- Siri Vangen,
- Reidar Hjetland,
- Hege Lundmark,
- Preben Aavitsland
26.03.2009:
About 9 000 caesarean sections are performed in Norway annually (1); the percentage of children delivered in this way increased from 2 % in 1967 to 16 % in 2006 (2, 3). Complications may occur after any surgical intervention, also after caesarean sections postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs...