Laila Kristoffersen
Laila Kristoffersen
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Clinical and Molecular MedicineBackground and activities
Specialist nurse/PhD. Research areas are pain relieving methods for preterm infants and short and long-time effect of early skin-to-skin contact following birth between mothers and very preterm infants.
Courses
- SYT3107 - Project Plan
- SYT3100 - Project Plan
- SYT3004 - Specialization in Intensive Care Nursing and Intensive Medicine
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2022) Postpartum Experiences of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact and the Traditional Separation Approach After a Very Preterm Birth: A Qualitative Study Among Mothers. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. vol. 9.
- (2019) Skin-to-skin contact during eye examination did not reduce pain compared to standard care with parental support in preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica.
- (2018) Sacred hours: Mothers´ Experiences of Skin-to-skin Contact with Their Infants Immediately After Preterm Birth. International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care. vol. 4 (139).
- (2018) Randomised controlled trial showed that neonates received better pain relief from a higher dose of sucrose during venepuncture. Acta Paediatrica. vol. 107 (12).
- (2016) Skin-to-Skin Care After Birth for Moderately Preterm Infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing. vol. 45 (3).
- (2016) Early skin-to-skin contact or incubatorfor very preterm infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. vol. 17 (1).
- (2011) Pain Reduction on Insertion of a Feeding Tube in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. vol. 127 (6).
- (2008) Non-nutritive sucking in preterm infant with cerebral pathology. Archives of Disease in Childhood. vol. 93.