Marie Blomberg

Professor

Publications

2026

Dennis Nordvall, Thomas Schön, Jorma Hinkula, Olle Eriksson, Armin Spreco, Örjan Dahlström, Johan Lyth, Daniel Axelsson, Elin Gursky, Marie Blomberg, Toomas Timpka (2026)

COVID-19 vaccination carries no association with childbirth rates in Sweden Communications Medicine, Vol. 6, Article 360 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01396-x

Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg, Maria Jonsson, Marie Blomberg, Malin Melin, Ylva Stjernholm-Vladic, Sebastian B. Gidlof, Dag Wide-Swensson, Kati Tihtonen, Inge C. Olsen, Lena Degling-Wikingsson, Per Blom, Leena Rahkonen (2026)

Priming of labor with tafoxiparin in nulliparous term pregnant women with unripe cervix-Proof-of-concept and dose-finding results from a randomized controlled trial Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70232

Cecilia Brüggemann, Sara Carlhäll, Maria Svenvik, Marie Blomberg, Hanna Grundström (2026)

Correction: To be a crew member, a passenger, or plainly left behind-a qualitative study of women's experiences of decision-making regarding interventions in labour and birth (vol 156, 104732, 2026) Midwifery, Vol. 157, Article 104782 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2026.104782

Eva Uhlander, Sara Isell, Sofie Arnkil, Johanna Berg, Gustaf Biasoletto, Marie Blomberg, Ylva Carlsson, Linda Hjertberg, Anna Sand, Anna-Karin Wikstrom, Mehreen Zaigham, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden (2026)

Partners' childbirth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic - findings from the Swedish COPE prospective cohort study BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 26, Article 223 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-08862-3

Linda Hjertberg, Eva Uustal, Marie Blomberg, Sofia Pihl (2026)

Self-reported pelvic floor dysfunction 12 months after an obstetric anal sphincter injury in relation to maternal body mass index Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70171

News

08 December 2025

Better care of expectant mothers in focus for new research centre

It should not matter where in the country a woman gives birth. Nor should her background. A new research centre is therefore being set up, to make the entire care chain for expectant and new mothers more equal and based on their individual needs.

Female professor holding fake newborn baby for teaching.

11 January 2022

Study of childbirth that may take its time

Are more children born than necessary with the help of a pain-stimulation medication or a caesarean section? LiU professor Marie Blomberg designs a study of new ways of working, where each woman is assessed more individually.

Woman holding a cell phone with the app Healthy moms.

02 June 2021

App helps pregnant women to a healthy lifestyle

Researchers have developed and evaluated an app that helps women achieve a healthy weight gain during a pregnancy. Using the app contributed to a better diet. Pregnant women with overweight or obesity who received the app also gained less weight.

Organisation

Teaser image for the Division BKH at BKV.

Division of Children's and Women's Health (BKH)

The Division of Children’s and Women’s Health consists of a number of different research and educational areas - obstetrics / gynecology and pediatrics.

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.