Midwives embrasing Diversity
in Copenhagen, May 26th - 28th, 2025

Keynote Speakers

   

 

 EAN    

Professor Ellen Aagaard Nøhr

Ellen Aagaard Nøhr has a clinical background as a midwife and a distinguished academic career. She was the first Danish professor of midwifery and currently holds this position at the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital. Over the past two decades, she has conducted substantial reproductive epidemiologic research on maternal and child health, particularly through the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC), where she is a member of the Scientific Management group. In 2013, she led a large-scale follow-up study examining the health of 50,000 mothers 12–15 years postpartum. Today, she has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and chairs several research projects.

Ellen actively fosters collaborations with midwives both nationally and internationally, driving research on improving long-term health outcomes in pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. She is also deeply committed to advancing midwifery, working to strengthen its practice through constructive critique of both midwifery practice and research, while advocating for its central role in healthcare policy.

https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/persons/eanohr

   

 

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Researcher Malin Hansson

Malin Hansson is a midwife and a full-time researcher at the University of Gothenburg’s Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, and at Region Västra Götaland, Research and Development Primary Healthcare in Gothenburg, Sweden. Malin’s research spans a broad range of topics, including healthcare professionals' work environments and roles, the integration of digital practices, sexual health, and parenting and couple relationships. In addition to her research, she leads innovation initiatives.

Malin's primary focus is on the GoodWEM (Good Work Environment for Midwives) project, a longitudinal study exploring the organizational and psychosocial conditions of midwives across Sweden. By turning her research lens on midwives working conditions, she aims to address the critical issue of midwife turnover – a challenge throughout the Nordic countries – in order to foster a sustainable, healthy working life that benefit both midwives and the women they care for.

https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/malinhansson2

https://www.gu.se/forskning/brama-bra-arbetsmiljo-at-barnmorskor