• Longitudinal changes in plasma hemopexin and alpha-1-microglobulin concentrations in women with and without clinical risk factors for pre-eclampsia 

      Murtoniemi, Katja; Kalapotharakos, Grigorios; Vahlberg, Tero; Raikkonen, Katri; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Hämäläinen, Esa; Åkerstrom, Bo; Villa, Pia M.; Hansson, Stefan R.; Laivuori, Hannele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Recent studies have shown increased concentration of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in pre-eclamptic women. Plasma hemopexin (Hpx) and alpha-1-microglobulin (A1M) are hemoglobin scavenger proteins that protect against toxic effects ...
    • The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone 

      Holmer, Hampus; Kamara, Michael M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Conteh, Sulaiman; Forna, Fatu; Hailu, Binyam; Hansson, Stefan R.; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Koroma, Michael M.; Liljestrand, Jerker; Lonnee, Herman; Sesay, Santigie; Hagander, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Introduction Sierra Leone has the world’s highest maternal mortality, partly due to low access to caesarean section. Limited data are available to guide improvement. In this study, we aimed to analyse the rate and mortality ...