I work as a pediatric nurse in the Neonatal intensive care unit at Crown Princess Victoria's children's hospital at the University Hospital in Linköping. In combination I do research in this area.
Charlotte Sahlén Helmer
Affiliated Researche
My research is on early interventions in Neonatal care and on child- and family centered care.
Presentation
About me
Assignments
I have teaching assignments at the Specialist Nursing Programs at LiU, Jönköping University and Karolinska Institutet.Network
• Nätverket för barn- och familjecentrerad utvecklingsstödjande vård i sydöstra sjukvårdsregionen• Forskargruppen för barn- och familjecentrerad vård,
Forskargrupp för barn- och familjecentrerad vård - Linköpings universitet (liu.se)
• Separation and Closeness Experiences in the Neonatal Environment (SCENE),
SCENE | SCENE (utu.fi)
• International Network for Child & Family Centred Care,
incfcc.weebly.com
• International Family Nursing Association,
International Family Nursing Association
• Nätverk för sjuksköterskor som forskar med barn,
Nätverk för sjuksköterskor som forskar med barn | Facebook
Publications
2026
Secondary outcomes of the early collaborative intervention EACI on salivary cortisol co regulation in preterm infants and mothers
Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 30093
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-73368-z
Impacts of the Early Collaborative Intervention on mother-preterm infant interaction at one month of age: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Vol. 10, Article 100507
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100507
2025
Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 114, p. 2838-2846
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.70173
2024
Interaction between preterm infants and their parents: Studies of early interventions in neonatal care
(Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary)
https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789180754934
2023
Mothers experiences of a new early collaborative intervention, the EACI, in the neonatal period: A qualitative study
Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol. 32, p. 2892-2902
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16412
