
Anna
Axelin
Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Professor
Family centered perinatal care
Areas of expertise
Family Centered Perinatal Care
Maternity Care, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Care
Health Technology
Experimental Research
Implementation research
Biography
My academic career has included conducting quantitative and qualitative research in multidisciplinary research groups. In the Academic year 2011-2012, I joined the faculty of Department of Family Health Care Nursing in University of California San Francisco for my post-doctoral research. In 2018, I was appointed to Associated researcher in international Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), University of Uppsala, Sweden. In collaboration with my collogues in Uppsala university, I have gain expertise on implementation science and global health. In addition to the academic career, I have ten-year working experience as a NICU nurse.
Teaching
Research methodology; Nursing theory; Evidence based practice; Transferable skills
Research
I am leading the Intelligent Health research program which aims through the use of information technology and digital solutions to support effective and personalized health care. My special interest is to promote health and welfare of parents and infants in the early stages of life. In addition, I serve as the Director for Separation and Closeness Experiences in Neonatal Environment (SCENE) research group which aims to improve parents' and infants' experiences and outcomes of neonatal care.
Publications
Effectiveness of supporting lifestyle change in pregnant mothers with obesity through the wearable internet-of-things (SLIM) -intervention on self-efficacy in weight management in pregnant women : A quasi-experimental trial (2025)
Midwifery
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Evaluation of a complex couplet care intervention in a neonatal intensive care unit : A mixed methods study protocol (2024)
Pediatric Investigation
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Obstetric claims in Finland 2012–2022—A nationwide patient insurance registry study (2024)
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
The feasibility of a Swiss complex interprofessional intervention to improve the management of procedural pain in neonates in the Finnish context: A qualitative study (2024)
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
'We did everything by phone' : a qualitative study of mothers' experience of smartphone-aided screening of cerebral palsy in Kathmandu, Nepal (2024)
BMC Pediatrics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Parents' Need for Support From Family and Friends During Their Preterm Infants' Hospitalisation: A Cross-National Qualitative Study (2024)
Journal of Advanced Nursing
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Preterm birth risk stratification through longitudinal heart rate and HRV monitoring in daily life (2024)
Scientific Reports
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Reflections about being born extremely preterm in children and adolescents : A qualitative descriptive study (2024)
Early Human Development
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
The Effect of Implementation of Skin Care Guidelines on Nurses’ Knowledge Regarding Skin Care and Incidence of Skin Injuries Among Neonates at a Private Tertiary Care Hospital (2024)
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Mobile Health System for Meeting Health Information Needs in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy : Development and Feasibility Study (2024)
Computers, Informatics, Nursing
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )