Trine Damsted Rasmussen

Trine Damsted Rasmussen serves as a Guest Researcher and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology. Her research focuses on addressing ethnic and social disparities in maternal and child health outcomes through the MAMAACT intervention project.

Her primary research interests include epidemiology of stillbirth and infant mortality, health literacy responsiveness in pregnancy care, knowledge management of pregnancy complications among immigrant populations, and evaluation of antenatal care interventions. Her work employs mixed-methods approaches combining register-based epidemiological studies with qualitative implementation research.

Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on perinatal epidemiology, with particular emphasis on ethnic disparities in stillbirth rates (2021), health literacy among pregnant women (2022), and effectiveness of the MAMAACT intervention (2023-2024). Her research output shows consistent thematic development around reducing disparities through targeted antenatal care improvements.

Her work has received attention through policy references, news coverage, and social media engagement, with multiple publications picked up by news outlets and referenced in policy sources.

Dr. Rasmussen collaborates extensively with researchers across Denmark and internationally, particularly on the MAMAACT project team involving multiple Danish universities and healthcare institutions. Her research contributes significantly to understanding mechanisms behind ethnic disparities in perinatal outcomes and developing evidence-based interventions.