Stine Bernitz

Stine Bernitz is a Professor at the Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet). She is also a researcher at the Women's Clinic, Østfold Hospital. Her academic background includes a doctorate in organization and differentiation of maternity care (University of Tromsø, 2013), a master's and bachelor's in perinatal health (University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 2006-2008), midwifery education (Akershus University College, 1999), and nursing education (Østfold University College, 1994).

• Primary Affiliation: OsloMet – Faculty of Health Sciences
• Secondary Affiliation: Women's Clinic, Østfold Hospital

Her research focuses on labor progression, maternity care guidelines, and minimizing unnecessary childbirth interventions. She leads the Norwegian WHO Labour Care Guide trial (NORWELCG) and contributed to the Labour Progression Study (LAPS). Key projects include evaluating labor induction feasibility, cost analysis of home vs. hospital birth, and oxytocin's impact on postpartum hemorrhage.

Current research trends involve comparative studies of WHO partograph and Zhang's guideline, labor duration analysis, and maternal BMI's influence on outcomes. Her publications span journals like BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.