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 Researcher
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
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
2022
Supporting Premature Infants Oral Feeding in the NICU: A Qualitative Study of Nurses Perspectives
Children, Vol. 9, Article 16
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9010016
