Hilde Kristin Jacobsen

Hilde Kristin Jacobsen is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Medicine, within the Department of Behavioural Medicine. Her research focuses on the impact of parental touch on preterm infants' health, including epigenetic and stress-related outcomes. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing from NTNU and has extensive clinical experience in pediatric nursing.

Academic Qualifications:

• 2022: Pedagogical basic competences, Lovisenberg Diaconal University College
• 2019: Master of Science in Nursing, NTNU
• 2017: Clinical supervision certification
• 2005: Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)
• 2001: Registered Nurse (RN)

Her work explores skin-to-skin contact between fathers and preterm infants, linking parental attitudes to health outcomes. Collaborations include researchers at Akershus University Hospital and the University of Pavia in Italy.

Publications highlight her contributions to patient safety methodologies like the Green Cross method, applied in post-anesthesia and neonatal care settings. Research groups affiliated with:

• Mind-Brain Group
• PAEDIA - Paediatric Research Group Ahus