Hilde Nerum

Hilde Nerum is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway. She specializes in studying psychological stress during pregnancy and childbirth, with particular focus on birth anxiety, requests for cesarean delivery, and the long-term impacts of traumatic experiences like sexual assault.

• PhD in Obstetric Psychology (contextual inference)
• Focus on perinatal mental health and trauma effects

Her 2013 doctoral thesis (co-authored with Lotta Halvorsen) systematically examined how past traumatic experiences influence maternal outcomes during birth. The research employed interdisciplinary methodologies spanning psychology, obstetrics, and trauma studies.

Key trends in her publications include:

• Analysis of trauma-informed childbirth fears
• Quantitative studies of cesarean delivery preferences
• Qualitative assessments of maternal mental health trajectories