Christina Prinds

Christina Prinds is an Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, with secondary appointments at Sygehus Sønderjylland (since September 2022) and University College Syddanmark (2010–2022). Her research unit focuses on Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Odense University Hospital. She holds a PhD and MSc, with expertise in existential health aspects of perinatal care.

Her research examines pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood transitions through salutogenetic frameworks and interdisciplinary approaches. Key themes include:

• Existential dimensions of maternal/paternal identity formation
• Spiritual care integration in maternity services
• Grief processing after perinatal loss
• Health communication strategies for vulnerable transitions

She leads projects like 'Forældreskab, kommunikation og eksistens' improving existential communication in Danish prenatal care.

Her 107+ publications demonstrate consistent focus on:

• Existential health in perinatal contexts
• Spiritual care resource development
• Qualitative methodologies capturing lived experiences
• Clinical applications of salutogenesis

Recent works (2023–2025) show intensified focus on digital spiritual care tools and crisis coping during the pandemic.

As an educator, she teaches courses on existential communication in parenting and domestic violence screening for midwifery students. She supervises postgraduate research and frequently presents at international conferences, including recent talks on existential aspects of birth at the May 2025 'Conversation Salon'.