Malin Eberhard-Gran
- Senior scientist, Professor; MD, PhD
Google scholar: Malin Eberhard-Gran
Project:
The Ahus Birth Cohort - Institute of Clinical Medicine (uio.no)
The Akershus Birth Cohort is a follow-up study of women giving birth at Akershus University Hospital in Norway. The main purpose of the study is to provide information on how women’s mental health affects the delivery and the child.
Publications 2023
Perineal tear and childbirth-related posttraumatic stress: A prospective cohort study
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 150 (5), 446-457
DOI 10.1111/acps.13595, PubMed 37550260
Publications 2022
Depressive symptoms and experiences of birthing mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0450, PubMed 35170925
Correction to: Patterns and predictors of analgesic use in pregnancy: a longitudinal drug utilization study with special focus on women with migraine
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 22 (1), 300
DOI 10.1186/s12884-022-04525-1, PubMed 35395733
Perinatal mental health: how nordic data sources have contributed to existing evidence and future avenues to explore
Nord J Psychiatry, 76 (6), 423-432
DOI 10.1080/08039488.2021.1998616, PubMed 35057712
Predictors and comorbidity patterns of maternal birth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms: A Latent Class Analysis
Psychiatry Res, 320, 115038
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115038, PubMed 36603381
Antidepressant and mental health care utilization in pregnant women with depression and/or anxiety: An interrupted time-series analysis
J Affect Disord, 308, 458-465
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.101, PubMed 35461816
Antidepressant Fill and Dose Trajectories in Pregnant Women with Depression and/or Anxiety: A Norwegian Registry Linkage Study
Clin Epidemiol, 14, 1439-1451
DOI 10.2147/CLEP.S379370, PubMed 36506004
Publications 2021
Prenatal insomnia and childbirth-related PTSD symptoms: A prospective population-based cohort study
J Affect Disord, 295, 305-315
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.024, PubMed 34488084
Perinatal mental health around the world: priorities for research and service development in Norway
BJPsych Int, 18 (4), 102-105
DOI 10.1192/bji.2021.2, PubMed 34747945
Severe recalled labor pain and elective cesarean section in a subsequent delivery: a cohort study of Norwegian parous women
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 100 (9), 1678-1687
DOI 10.1111/aogs.14212, PubMed 34115883
Pregnancy and postpartum psychiatric episodes in fathers: A population-based study on treatment incidence and prevalence
J Affect Disord, 296, 130-135
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.056, PubMed 34601300
The Impact of Perinatal Life Stress on Infant Temperament and Child Development: A 2-Year Follow-Up Cohort Study
J Dev Behav Pediatr, 42 (4), 299-306
DOI 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000887, PubMed 33229970
Publications 2020
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Nepali Version of the Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire
J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 43 (3), 257-265
DOI 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.04.009, PubMed 32739042
The Impact of Maternal Symptoms of Perinatal Insomnia on Social-emotional Child Development: A Population-based, 2-year Follow-up Study
Behav Sleep Med, 19 (3), 303-317
DOI 10.1080/15402002.2020.1746661, PubMed 32249601
The relationship between early administration of morphine or nitrous oxide gas and PTSD symptom development
J Affect Disord, 281, 557-566
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.051, PubMed 33421836
Mid-pregnancy insomnia is associated with concurrent and postpartum maternal anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A prospective cohort study
J Affect Disord, 266, 319-326
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.140, PubMed 32056894
Mid-Pregnancy Insomnia and its Association with Perinatal Depressive Symptoms: A Prospective Cohort Study
Behav Sleep Med, 19 (3), 285-302
DOI 10.1080/15402002.2020.1743705, PubMed 32228307
Corrigendum to: Are labor pain and birth experience associated with persistent pain and postpartum depression? A prospective cohort study
Scand J Pain, 20 (4), 865
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2020-2023, PubMed 32892193
Reply: Response to Letter to the Editor "Labor pain, birth experience and postpartum depression"
Scand J Pain, 20 (4), 861-863
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0130, PubMed 32975207
Specific relations of dimensional anxiety and manifest anxiety disorders during pregnancy with difficult early infant temperament: a longitudinal cohort study
Arch Womens Ment Health, 23 (4), 535-546
DOI 10.1007/s00737-019-01015-w, PubMed 31927695
Publications 2019
[M. Eberhard-Gran responds]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0019, PubMed 30698374
Posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth: associations with prenatal attachment in subsequent pregnancies
Arch Womens Ment Health, 23 (4), 547-555
DOI 10.1007/s00737-019-01011-0, PubMed 31776748
Insomnia late in pregnancy is associated with perinatal anxiety: A longitudinal cohort study
J Affect Disord, 248, 155-165
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.027, PubMed 30735852
Impact of Maternal Perinatal Anxiety on Social-Emotional Development of 2-Year-Olds, A Prospective Study of Norwegian Mothers and Their Offspring : The Impact of Perinatal Anxiety on Child Development
Matern Child Health J, 23 (3), 386-396
DOI 10.1007/s10995-018-2684-x, PubMed 30610530
Prevalence and severity of low back- and pelvic girdle pain in pregnant Nepalese women
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 19 (1), 247
DOI 10.1186/s12884-019-2398-0, PubMed 31307421
Publications 2018
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy - association with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and 4-6 months post-partum
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 18 (1), 137
DOI 10.1186/s12884-018-1764-7, PubMed 29739355
[Neonates and vulnerable mothers]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (20)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0878, PubMed 30539601
Newborn children and vulnerable mothers
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (20), 1907
The prospective relationship between postpartum PTSD and child sleep: A 2-year follow-up study
J Affect Disord, 241, 71-79
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.067, PubMed 30098473
The Impact of Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress and Depression Symptoms on Couples' Relationship Satisfaction: A Population-Based Prospective Study
Front Psychol, 9, 1728
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01728, PubMed 30283380
Labor pain in women with and without severe fear of childbirth: A population-based, longitudinal study
Birth, 45 (4), 469-477
DOI 10.1111/birt.12349, PubMed 29630751
The association between the degree of nausea in pregnancy and subsequent posttraumatic stress
Arch Womens Ment Health, 22 (4), 493-501
DOI 10.1007/s00737-018-0909-z, PubMed 30225528
Characteristics of menstrual versus non-menstrual migraine during pregnancy: a longitudinal population-based study
J Headache Pain, 19 (1), 27
DOI 10.1186/s10194-018-0853-3, PubMed 29611008
Childbirth preferences and related fears - comparison between Norway and Israel
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 18 (1), 362
DOI 10.1186/s12884-018-1997-5, PubMed 30185162
Physical activity in pregnancy and postpartum depressive symptoms in a multiethnic cohort
J Affect Disord, 236, 93-100
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.081, PubMed 29723768
Prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms in a multiethnic population and the role of ethnicity and integration
J Affect Disord, 241, 49-58
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.056, PubMed 30096592
Publications 2017
Does progestin-only contraceptive use after pregnancy affect recovery from pelvic girdle pain? A prospective population study
PLoS One, 12 (9), e0184071
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0184071, PubMed 28892506
The influence of postpartum PTSD on breastfeeding: A longitudinal population-based study
Birth, 45 (2), 193-201
DOI 10.1111/birt.12328, PubMed 29265443
Patterns and predictors of analgesic use in pregnancy: a longitudinal drug utilization study with special focus on women with migraine
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 17 (1), 224
DOI 10.1186/s12884-017-1399-0, PubMed 28705177
The Impact of Perinatal Depression on Children's Social-Emotional Development: A Longitudinal Study
Matern Child Health J, 21 (3), 607-615
DOI 10.1007/s10995-016-2146-2, PubMed 27485491
History of depression and risk of hyperemesis gravidarum: a population-based cohort study
Arch Womens Ment Health, 20 (3), 397-404
DOI 10.1007/s00737-016-0713-6, PubMed 28064341
Hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of emotional distress during and after pregnancy
Arch Womens Ment Health, 20 (6), 747-756
DOI 10.1007/s00737-017-0770-5, PubMed 28842762
Obstetric and psychological characteristics of women choosing epidural analgesia during labour: A cohort study
PLoS One, 12 (10), e0186564
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0186564, PubMed 29045499
Insomnia before and after childbirth: The risk of developing postpartum pain-A longitudinal population-based study
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 210, 348-354
DOI 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.020, PubMed 28126668
Publications 2016
Pelvic pain after childbirth: a longitudinal population study
Pain, 157 (3), 710-716
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000427, PubMed 26588694
The impact of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms on child development: a population-based, 2-year follow-up study
Psychol Med, 47 (1), 161-170
DOI 10.1017/S003329171600235X, PubMed 27682188
Pediatric sleep problems and social-emotional problems. A population-based study
Infant Behav Dev, 42, 111-8
DOI 10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.12.005, PubMed 26774862
Self-reported short sleep duration and insomnia symptoms as predictors of post-pregnancy weight change: Results from a cohort study
Womens Health (Lond), 12 (5), 465-474
DOI 10.1177/1745505716668871, PubMed 27634975
Publications 2015
Behavioural effects of fetal antidepressant exposure in a Norwegian cohort of discordant siblings
Int J Epidemiol, 44 (4), 1397-407
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyv030, PubMed 25873178
Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among women experiencing nausea only or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 138
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0580-6, PubMed 26100060
Erratum: Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among women experiencing nausea only or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 167
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0596-y, PubMed 26268704
Research priorities for public mental health in Europe: recommendations of the ROAMER project
Eur J Public Health, 25 (2), 249-54
DOI 10.1093/eurpub/cku232, PubMed 25678606
Parents' Prenatal Mental Health and Emotional, Behavioral and Social Development in Their Children
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, 46 (6), 874-83
DOI 10.1007/s10578-014-0527-6, PubMed 25504529
Does paternal mental health in pregnancy predict physically aggressive behavior in children? (vol 23, pg 993, 2014)
Eur. Child Adolesc. Psych., 24 (1), 119
DOI 10.1007/s00787-014-0654-4
Exercise level before pregnancy and engaging in high-impact sports reduce the risk of pelvic girdle pain: a population-based cohort study of 39 184 women
Br J Sports Med, 50 (13), 817-22
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094921, PubMed 26435533
A prospective cohort study of depression in pregnancy, prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic population
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 5
DOI 10.1186/s12884-014-0420-0, PubMed 25616717
Trajectories of maternal sleep problems before and after childbirth: a longitudinal population-based study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 129
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0577-1, PubMed 26031504
Fear of childbirth and elective caesarean section: a population-based study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 221
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0655-4, PubMed 26382746
Publications 2014
Breastfeeding and pelvic girdle pain: a follow-up study of 10,603 women 18 months after delivery
BJOG, 122 (13), 1765-71
DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.13118, PubMed 25327939
Can insomnia in pregnancy predict postpartum depression? A longitudinal, population-based study
PLoS One, 9 (4), e94674
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0094674, PubMed 24732691
Personality and Perinatal Maternal Insomnia: A Study Across Childbirth
Behav Sleep Med, 14 (1), 34-48
DOI 10.1080/15402002.2014.941063, PubMed 25174718
Screening for postnatal depression--a summary of current knowledge
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (3), 297-301
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0068, PubMed 24518477
Maintaining factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth: A population-based, two-year follow-up study
J Affect Disord, 172, 146-52
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.003, PubMed 25451409
The role of labor pain and overall birth experience in the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms: a longitudinal cohort study
Birth, 41 (1), 108-15
DOI 10.1111/birt.12093, PubMed 24654643
The influence of women's preferences and actual mode of delivery on post-traumatic stress symptoms following childbirth: a population-based, longitudinal study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 14, 191
DOI 10.1186/1471-2393-14-191, PubMed 24898436
Does paternal mental health in pregnancy predict physically aggressive behavior in children?
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 23 (10), 993-1002
DOI 10.1007/s00787-014-0587-y, PubMed 25048427
Antenatal maternal emotional distress and duration of pregnancy
PLoS One, 9 (7), e101682
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0101682, PubMed 25000409
Publications 2013
Hormonal contraception and pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: a population study of 91,721 pregnancies in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort
Hum Reprod, 28 (11), 3134-40
DOI 10.1093/humrep/det301, PubMed 23887071
What is the right level of sick leave among pregnant women?
Womens Health (Lond), 9 (2), 125-6
DOI 10.2217/whe.13.3, PubMed 23477316
Comment on: ‘‘Campagne DM, Fact: antidepressants and anxiolytics are not safe during pregnancy.’’ Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2007 Dec;135(2):145–8
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 171 (2), e2
DOI 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.02.025, PubMed 24459708
Paternal mental health and socioemotional and behavioral development in their children
Pediatrics, 131 (2), e463-9
DOI 10.1542/peds.2012-0804, PubMed 23296445
[Do previous abortions cause fear of childbirth?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (6), 635-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0816, PubMed 23552157
The impact of previous birth experiences on maternal fear of childbirth
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 92 (3), 318-24
DOI 10.1111/aogs.12072, PubMed 23278249
Publications 2012
Fear of childbirth and duration of labour: a study of 2206 women with intended vaginal delivery
BJOG, 119 (10), 1238-46
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03433.x, PubMed 22734617
The effect of emotional distress on persistent pelvic girdle pain after delivery: a longitudinal population study
BJOG, 120 (1), 32-40
DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.12029, PubMed 23107369
Mode of delivery and persistence of pelvic girdle syndrome 6 months postpartum
Am J Obstet Gynecol, 208 (4), 298.e1-7
DOI 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.12.002, PubMed 23220506
Insomnia and depressive symptoms in late pregnancy: a population-based study
Behav Sleep Med, 10 (3), 152-66
DOI 10.1080/15402002.2012.660588, PubMed 22742434
Sick leave during pregnancy: a longitudinal study of rates and risk factors in a Norwegian population
BJOG, 120 (5), 521-30
DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.12035, PubMed 23130975
The impact of subjective birth experiences on post-traumatic stress symptoms: a longitudinal study
Arch Womens Ment Health, 16 (1), 1-10
DOI 10.1007/s00737-012-0301-3, PubMed 22940723
Do pregnant women follow exercise guidelines? Prevalence data among 3482 women, and prediction of low-back pain, pelvic girdle pain and depression
Br J Sports Med, 47 (8), 515-20
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091344, PubMed 22904295
Fear of childbirth, mental health, and medication use during pregnancy
Arch Womens Ment Health, 15 (3), 203-9
DOI 10.1007/s00737-012-0278-y, PubMed 22526406
Pregnancy outcome after exposure to antidepressants and the role of maternal depression: results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
J Clin Psychopharmacol, 32 (2), 186-94
DOI 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182490eaf, PubMed 22367660
The buffering effect of relationship satisfaction on emotional distress in couples
BMC Public Health, 12, 66
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-12-66, PubMed 22264243
Fear of childbirth; the relation to anxiety and depression
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 91 (2), 237-42
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01323.x, PubMed 22085403
Publications 2011
Maternal emotional distress in pregnancy and delivery of a small-for-gestational age infant
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 90 (11), 1267-73
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01204.x, PubMed 21644934
Mode of delivery and postpartum emotional distress: a cohort study of 55,814 women
BJOG, 119 (3), 298-305
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03188.x, PubMed 22082191
Age at menarche and pelvic girdle syndrome in pregnancy: a population study of 74 973 women
BJOG, 118 (13), 1646-52
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03099.x, PubMed 21895953
The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire: a factor analytic study
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol, 32 (3), 160-3
DOI 10.3109/0167482X.2011.573110, PubMed 21506662
Partner relationship satisfaction and maternal emotional distress in early pregnancy
BMC Public Health, 11, 161
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-11-161, PubMed 21401914
Publications 2010
Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: the impact of parity
Am J Obstet Gynecol, 203 (2), 146.e1-6
DOI 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.040, PubMed 20510180
Postnatal care: a cross-cultural and historical perspective
Arch Womens Ment Health, 13 (6), 459-66
DOI 10.1007/s00737-010-0175-1, PubMed 20680363
Publications 2009
Sleep and depression in postpartum women: a population-based study
Sleep, 32 (7), 847-55
DOI 10.1093/sleep/32.7.847, PubMed 19639747
Emotional disorders in testicular cancer survivors in relation to hypogonadism, androgen receptor polymorphism and treatment modality
J Affect Disord, 122 (3), 260-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.035, PubMed 19656574
Sexual function in men treated for testicular cancer
J Sex Med, 6 (7), 1979-89
DOI 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01298.x, PubMed 19453896
Publications 2008
Subjective and objective sleep among depressed and non-depressed postnatal women
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 119 (2), 128-36
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01272.x, PubMed 18822089
[We know too little about childbirth anxiety]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (12), 1378
PubMed 18552895
Diabetes mellitus and pelvic girdle syndrome in pregnancy--is there an association?
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 87 (10), 1015-9
DOI 10.1080/00016340802345944, PubMed 18763174
Fear during labor: the impact of sexual abuse in adult life
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol, 29 (4), 258-61
DOI 10.1080/01674820802075998, PubMed 18608823
Publications 2007
A short matrix-version of the Edinburgh Depression Scale
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 116 (3), 195-200
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00934.x, PubMed 17655561
Somatic symptoms and diseases are more common in women exposed to violence
J Gen Intern Med, 22 (12), 1668-73
DOI 10.1007/s11606-007-0389-8, PubMed 17922169
Factors associated with depressive symptoms among postnatal women in Nepal
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 86 (3), 291-7
DOI 10.1080/00016340601110812, PubMed 17364302
Publications 2006
Perinatal stress, mood and anxiety disorders. From bench to bedside.
Acta Psychiatr. Scand., 113 (2), 159
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00732.x
Use of psychotropic medications in treating mood disorders during lactation : practical recommendations
CNS Drugs, 20 (3), 187-98
DOI 10.2165/00023210-200620030-00002, PubMed 16529525
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in the postnatal period in Lalitpur district, Nepal
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 85 (10), 1186-92
DOI 10.1080/00016340600753158, PubMed 17068677
Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: the impact on function
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 85 (2), 160-4
DOI 10.1080/00016340500410024, PubMed 16532908
Publications 2005
Treating mood disorders during pregnancy: safety considerations
Drug Saf, 28 (8), 695-706
DOI 10.2165/00002018-200528080-00004, PubMed 16048355
Publications 2004
Depression during pregnancy and after delivery: a repeated measurement study
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol, 25 (1), 15-21
DOI 10.1080/01674820410001737405, PubMed 15376401
Publications 2003
[Postnatal care in a cross-cultural and historical perspective]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (24), 3553-6
PubMed 14691498
A comparison of anxiety and depressive symptomatology in postpartum and non-postpartum mothers
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 38 (10), 551-6
DOI 10.1007/s00127-003-0679-3, PubMed 14564383
Publications 2002
Depression in postpartum and non-postpartum women: prevalence and risk factors
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 106 (6), 426-33
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02408.x, PubMed 12392485
Publications 2001
Review of validation studies of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 104 (4), 243-9
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00187.x, PubMed 11722298
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: validation in a Norwegian community sample
Nord J Psychiatry, 55 (2), 113-7
DOI 10.1080/08039480151108525, PubMed 11802908
Publications 2000
[Postnatal care--sleep, rest and satisfaction]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (12), 1405-9
PubMed 10851935