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Helena Lindgren is a Professor at the Karolinska Institutet within the Department of Women's and Children's Health, specializing in reproductive health. She serves as a guest professor at the University of Gondar since 2017 and is active in the Swedish Midwives Association's international committee and education board.
- PhD in Women's and Children's Health (Karolinska Institutet, 2008)
- Affiliated to Research (2023-2026)
Her research focuses on models of care for optimal perinatal outcomes, including epidemiological studies, complex interventions, and qualitative evaluations. She innovated the MIMA-model (Midwives' Management during second stage of labor) which reduces perineal injuries. Her work spans Sweden, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi, addressing maternity care quality, migrant health, and midwifery-led frameworks.
Recent publications examine fetal movement counseling, waterbirth safety, migrant maternity experiences, and midwife-led care implementation in African contexts. She contributes to tools like the MIDWIZE conceptual framework for midwifery resource planning.
