MAMA Research Hub for Multidisciplinary Approaches to Maternity Advancement

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MAMA Research Hub (Multidisciplinary Approaches to Maternity Advancement) is an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to advancing individualized, equitable, and evidence-based maternal maternity care and postpartum care through research, education, and clinical collaboration.

Sweden is internationally praised for strong outcomes in maternal and infant outcomes. Yet significant and unacceptable inequities persist. Women’s access to evidence-based and respectful care continues to vary widely depending on region, socioeconomic position, and country of birth. Antenatal care largely follows a standardised programme intended to fit everyone; childbirth care shows unwarranted variations in intervention rates; and postpartum care— the weakest link—faces substantial shortcomings in both short- and long term follow-up and prevention. These inequities have been acknowledged for decades, and transformative change is now urgently needed.

The MAMA Research Hub aims to enable this change. By bringing together leading expertise in obstetrics, reproductive health, nutrition, public health, precision medicine, cardiology, general practice, implementation science, digital health, and gender studies, MAMA Research Hub works to develop maternal healthcare that is equitable, individualized, and sustainable throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Strong partnerships with healthcare providers, policymakers, and women ensure research is embedded in practice and driven by real-world needs.

Contact

Research leader and director

Deputy director

caroline.lilliecreutz@liu.se

Researchers

Mia Barimani

Professor

Sara Bergstrand

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Unit

Therese Eriksson

Associate Professor

Hanna Grundström

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Lisa Guntram

Associate Professor, Head of Unit

Fredrik Iredahl

Senior Associate Professor

Marie Löf

Professor

Sofia Sederholm Lawesson

Affiliated Researcher

Kristin Thomas

Associate Professor, Docent

More about MAMA Research hub

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.

Our division and department

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.

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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.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

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

Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.

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Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FILFAK)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences provides education and research in humanities, social- and behavioral sciences, commercial law, art disciplines and thematic science.

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Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)

In an increasingly complicated world, there is a need for researchers that can handle both breadth and depth, and can collaborate across disciplinary borders. Major societal questions are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective at TEMA.

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About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

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Research at Linköping University

What makes LiU special is the lack of boundaries between different subjects and faculties, which has resulted in world-leading research environments and companies. We address issues where the results can benefit all of society.