Eli Saastad

Summary

Affiliation: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Country: Norway

Publications

  1. ncbi An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth
    Vicki Flenady
    Mater Mothers Research Centre, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:24. 2009
  2. ncbi Reduction of late stillbirth with the introduction of fetal movement information and guidelines - a clinical quality improvement
    Julie Victoria Holm Tveit
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Centre for Perinatal Research, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo, Medical Faculty, Norway
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:32. 2009
  3. ncbi [Reduced fetal movements--clinical management, recommendations and information]
    Eli Saastad
    Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Divisjon for epidemiologi, Postboks 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:2627-30. 2005
  4. ncbi Low maternal awareness of fetal movement is associated with small for gestational age infants
    Eli Saastad
    Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Pb 4404 Nydalen, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
    J Midwifery Womens Health 53:345-52. 2008
  5. ncbi Implementation of uniform information on fetal movement in a Norwegian population reduced delayed reporting of decreased fetal movement and stillbirths in primiparous women - a clinical quality improvement
    Eli Saastad
    Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Oslo, Norway
    BMC Res Notes 3:2. 2010
  6. ncbi Management of decreased fetal movements
    J Frederik Frøen
    Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    Semin Perinatol 32:307-11. 2008
  7. ncbi [Clinical practice variation in reduced fetal movements]
    J Frederik Frøen
    Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Divisjon for epidemiologi, Postboks 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:2631-4. 2005
  8. ncbi Concerns for decreased foetal movements in uncomplicated pregnancies--increased risk of foetal growth restriction and stillbirth among women being overweight, advanced age or smoking
    Julie V H Tveit
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Perinatal Research, Medical Faculty, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:1129-35. 2010
  9. ncbi Fetal movement assessment
    J Frederik Frøen
    Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    Semin Perinatol 32:243-6. 2008
  10. ncbi Fetal movement counting improved identification of fetal growth restriction and perinatal outcomes--a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial
    Eli Saastad
    Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway
    PLoS ONE 6:e28482. 2011

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth
    Vicki Flenady
    Mater Mothers Research Centre, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:24. 2009
    ..We assessed the performance of six contemporary systems to inform the development of an internationally accepted approach...
  2. ncbi Reduction of late stillbirth with the introduction of fetal movement information and guidelines - a clinical quality improvement
    Julie Victoria Holm Tveit
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Centre for Perinatal Research, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo, Medical Faculty, Norway
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:32. 2009
    ....
  3. ncbi [Reduced fetal movements--clinical management, recommendations and information]
    Eli Saastad
    Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Divisjon for epidemiologi, Postboks 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:2627-30. 2005
    ..We reviewed the Norwegian guidelines and clinical routines in delivery units and investigated whether guidelines for management of reduced fetal movements and information given to pregnant women were based upon evidence-based knowledge...
  4. ncbi Low maternal awareness of fetal movement is associated with small for gestational age infants
    Eli Saastad
    Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Pb 4404 Nydalen, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
    J Midwifery Womens Health 53:345-52. 2008
    ..We conclude that receiving information about expected fetal activity was associated with maternal concerns, but not with improved outcomes...
  5. ncbi Implementation of uniform information on fetal movement in a Norwegian population reduced delayed reporting of decreased fetal movement and stillbirths in primiparous women - a clinical quality improvement
    Eli Saastad
    Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Oslo, Norway
    BMC Res Notes 3:2. 2010
    ..We aimed to evaluate an intervention of implementation of uniform information on fetal activity to women during the antenatal period...
  6. ncbi Management of decreased fetal movements
    J Frederik Frøen
    Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    Semin Perinatol 32:307-11. 2008
    ..We propose guidelines for management of decreased fetal movements that include both a nonstress test and an ultrasound scan and report findings in 3014 cases of decreased fetal movements...
  7. ncbi [Clinical practice variation in reduced fetal movements]
    J Frederik Frøen
    Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Divisjon for epidemiologi, Postboks 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:2631-4. 2005
    ..Reduced fetal movements imply a risk pregnancy. This condition is present in a significant proportion of pregnancies, but both the quality of information and that of clinical care is variable...
  8. ncbi Concerns for decreased foetal movements in uncomplicated pregnancies--increased risk of foetal growth restriction and stillbirth among women being overweight, advanced age or smoking
    Julie V H Tveit
    Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Perinatal Research, Medical Faculty, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:1129-35. 2010
    ..Furthermore, we also aimed whether DFMs in complicated pregnancies identified the additional needs for intensified management...
  9. ncbi Fetal movement assessment
    J Frederik Frøen
    Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    Semin Perinatol 32:243-6. 2008
    ....
  10. ncbi Fetal movement counting improved identification of fetal growth restriction and perinatal outcomes--a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial
    Eli Saastad
    Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway
    PLoS ONE 6:e28482. 2011
    ..We aimed to assess effects of fetal movement counting on identification of fetal pathology and pregnancy outcome...
  11. ncbi Suboptimal care in stillbirths - a retrospective audit study
    Eli Saastad
    Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 86:444-50. 2007
    ..One reason for this is improved perinatal care. The aim of this study was to explore whether sub-optimal factors in stillbirths were more frequent among non-western than western women...
  12. ncbi Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac): a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths
    J Frederik Frøen
    Department of Genes and Environment, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:22. 2009
    ..The appropriately applied Codac system promises to better manage information on causes of perinatal deaths, the conditions associated with them, and the most common clinical scenarios for future study and comparisons...