Faculty of Nursing

Sigfríður Inga Karlsdóttir

Professor
460 8462

Location

  • A315
  • Sólborg

Office hours

You can contact me through inga@unak.is

Specialisation

Midwifery Women's health Positive experience of childbirth Traumatic experience of childbirth Pain and pain management
Research portal - Sigfríður Inga Karlsdóttir 

General information

Courses

EIR0110100
Qualitative research
VOÞ0104160
Human growth and development
HBK0110160
Women’s Health
EIR0105200
Qualitative research
HBK0105210
Women’s Health

Education

2016
University of Iceland, Doktorspróf PhD. in Midwifery
2000
University of Manchester UK, Meistarapróf M.Sc. in nursing
1990
Ljósmæðraskóli Íslands, Starfsréttindanám Midwifery
1988
University of Iceland, BS B.Sc. in Nursing

Career

2021
University of Akureyri, Professor at the School of Health, Business and Natural Sciences
2011 - 2021
Universtiy of Akureyri, Associate Professor at the School of Health Sciences
2014 - 2017
University of Akureyri, Head of the Nursing Department
1990 - 2011
University of Akureyri, Associate professor
1990 - 2010
Universtiy of Akureyri, Midwife at labour ward
2002 - 2010
Akureyri Hospital, Clinical specialist in midwifery care
2002 - 2008
University of Akureyri, Supervisor of distance learning program in midwifery education in cooporation with University of Iceland
1992 - 2000
Akureryi, Freelance midwife in homebirths and post-partum care
1992 - 2000
Health Care Clinic in Akureyri, Head Midwife

Research

2023
Þetta samviskubit yfir því að standa sig illa á báðum stöðum: Reynsla hjúkrunarstjórnenda af endurkomu í vinnu eftir fæðingarorlof
2022
Erfitt og eitthvað sem maðru gerir ekki ráð fyrir: Reynsla kvenna sem byrja í eðlilegri fæðingu en enda í bráðakeisaraskurði
2022
A Revised Theory of Professionalism in Midwifery
2022
Developing a woman‐centered, inclusive definition of positive childbirth experiences: A discussion paper
2022
Developing a woman‐centered, inclusive definition of traumatic childbirth experiences: A discussion paper
2021
Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise
2021
Að vera sátt við brjóstagjöfina jafnvel þó eitthvað vanti upp á: Reynsla kvenna af brjóstagjöf.
2021
Reynsla landsbyggðarljósmæðra af því að vinna eftir leiðbeiningum um meðgöngusykursýki.
2021
Assessment of the attitude towards childbirth in health sciences students - development and validation of the questionnaire Cave-St
2021
Að ná tökum á kvíðanum: Reynsla kvenna með andlega vanlíðan af áhrifum hugrænnar atferlismeðferðar sem veitt er á heilsugæslu.
2021
Balancing restrictions and access to maternity care for women and birthing partners during the COVID-19 pandemic: the psychosocial impact of suboptimal care
2021
Rannsóknir með blönduðum aðferðum
2020
Ég missti hluta af sjálfri mér og tilheyrði ekki ljósmæðrasamfélaginu lengur: Upplifun ljósmæðra af því að hætta störfum við fæðingar í kjölfar alvarlegra atvika í starfi.
2020
Birth as a neuro-psycho-social event: An integrative model of maternal experiences and their relation to neurohormonal events during childbirth
2020
Fósturmissir : ein af hverjum þremur : fræðsla og reynslusögur
2019
Áhrif framköllunar fæðinga eftir 41. viku meðgöngu á fæðingarmáta og útkomu fæðinga
2019
Can midwifery contribute to an optimal rate of caesarean sections?
2019
Decision-making around pain and its management during labour and birth
2019
Empowering Decision-making in Midwifery: A Global Perspective
2019
Humanisation of childbirth 3. Re-envisaging labour pain – A humanistic approach
2019
New evidence and insights on pain in labour for healthy women and babies.
2018
Svo situr þetta bara í sálinni
2018
Predictors of women's positive childbirth pain experience: Findings from an Icelandic national study
2018
Variation in caesarean section rates in Cyprus, Italy and Iceland: An analysis of the role of the media
2018
Women's psychological experiences of physiological childbirth: A meta-synthesis
2016
Pain in childbirth: women's expectations and experience
2015
Pregnant women's expectations about pain intensity during childbirth and their attitudes towards pain management: Findings from an Icelandic national study
2014
How can we teach midwifery students to become caring midwives?
2014
The third paradigm in labour pain preparation and management: The childbearing woman's paradigm
2013
Birting rannsókna: tímaritsgreinar, fyrirlestrar og veggspjöld
2011
Upplifun verðandi mæðra af ómskoðun vegna gruns um vaxtarskerðingu hjá fóstri á meðgöngu
2011
The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: An evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery
2009
Efling kvenna í barneignarferlinu með áherslu á fagmennsku ljósmæðra
2009
Long-term memories and experiences of childbirth in a Nordic contexta secondary analysis
2009
Svipmynd - Ingibjörg Björnsdóttir: Að standa hver með annarri.
2009
Upplifun kvenna af sársauka í eðlilegri fæðingu (Pain in normal childbirth)
2008
Áhyggjur og kvíði á meðgöngu: eðlilegur fylgifiskur eða óásættanlegt fyrirbæri
2007
Andleg líðan kvenna á Akureyri eftir fæðingu
2007
Tengsl þunglyndiseinkenna og foreldrastreitu við þriggja mánaða aldur barns við heilsufar, félagslegra stöðu og líðan kvenna á meðgöngu
2002
Fólasínnotkun barnshafandi kvenna fyrir þungun og á meðgöngu
1996
Empowerment or discouragement: Women's experience of caring and uncaring encounters during childbirth
1996
Journeying through labour and delivery: Perceptions of women who have given birth