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Klaas Wijma is a researcher affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of medicine and psychology, with subfields including public health, environmental and occupational health, obstetrics and gynecology, and social psychology.

Their scholarly output includes research on maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, maternal and perinatal health interventions, as well as attachment and relationship dynamics. These topics reflect a focused interest in health and psychological aspects surrounding childbirth and related interventions.

Wijma's recent publication record features the paper titled "Preferred and actual mode of delivery in relation to fear of childbirth", published in 2020 in the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology. This work has been cited in subsequent research, indicating ongoing engagement with issues related to childbirth and maternal psychology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Anne-Marie Sluijs, Marc P. H. D. Cleiren, J. M. M. van Lith, and Barbro Wijma. These coauthors suggest an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach within their field of study.

The primary venues for the dissemination of their research include the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, reflecting a consistent contribution to publications specializing in psychosomatic and obstetric topics.

  • Preferred and actual mode of delivery in relation to fear of childbirth, 2020, Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • Anne-Marie Sluijs
  • Marc P. H. D. Cleiren
  • J. M. M. van Lith
  • Barbro Wijma

  • Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Social Psychology

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Psychometric aspects of the W-DEQ; a new questionnaire for the measurement of fear of childbirth

    K. Wijma;B. Wijma;M. Zar

  • The aetiology of post-traumatic stress following childbirth: a meta-analysis and theoretical framework

    S. Ayers;R. Bond;S. Bertullies;Klaas Wijma

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth: a cross sectional study.

    Klaas Wijma;Johan Söderquist;Barbro Wijma

  • Fear of childbirth during pregnancy may increase the risk of emergency cesarean section

    Elsa Lena Ryding;Barbro Wijma;Klaas Wijma;Håkan Rydhström

  • Risk factors in pregnancy for post‐traumatic stress and depression after childbirth

    Johan Söderquist;Barbro Wijma;G. Thorbert;Klaas Wijma

  • Pre- and Postpartum Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous and Parous Women

    Margareta Zar;Klaas Wijma;Barbro Wijma

  • Psychological impact of emergency Cesarean section in comparison with elective Cesarean section, instrumental and normal vaginal delivery

    E L Ryding;K Wijma;B Wijma

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth: current issues and recommendations for future research

    Susan Ayers;Stephen Joseph;Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg;Pauline Slade

  • Traumatic stress after childbirth : the role of obstetric variables

    Johan Söderquist;Klaas Wijma;Barbro Wijma

  • Posttraumatic stress reactions after emergency cesarean section

    Elsa Lena Ryding;Barbro Wijma;Klaas Wijma

  • The longitudinal course of post-traumatic stress after childbirth

    Johan Söderquist;Barbro Wijma;Klaas Wijma

  • Experiences of emergency cesarean section: A phenomenological study of 53 women

    Elsa Lena Ryding;Klaas Wijma;Barbro Wijma

  • A comparison of acupuncture and oral estradiol treatment of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women

    Yvonne Wyon;Klaas Wijma;Elisabeth Nedstrand;Mats Hammar

  • Fear, pain and stress hormones during childbirth

    Siw Alehagen;Barbro Wijma;Ulf Lundberg;Klaas Wijma

  • Relations between anxiety disorders and fear of childbirth during late pregnancy

    Margareta Zar;Klaas Wijma;Barbro Wijma

  • Fear of childbirth before, during, and after childbirth.

    Siw Alehagen;Barbro Wijma;Klaas Wijma

  • Self-efficacy beliefs and fear of childbirth in nulliparous women

    Birgitta Salomonsson;Mats T Gullberg;Siw Alehagen;Klaas Wijma

  • Traumatic stress in late pregnancy.

    Johan Söderquist;Klaas Wijma;Barbro Wijma

  • Vasomotor symptoms decrease in women with breast cancer randomized to treatment with applied relaxation or electro-acupuncture: a preliminary study.

    Elisabeth Nedstrand;Klaas Wijma;Yvonne Wyon;Mats Hammar

  • Treatment of menopausal symptoms with applied relaxation: A pilot study

    Klaas Wijma;Annika Melin;Elizabeth Nedstrand;Mats Hammar

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbro Wijma
Barbro Wijma Linköping University
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Susan Ayers
Susan Ayers City, University of London
Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets
Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets Tilburg University
Ulf Lundberg
Ulf Lundberg Stockholm University
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
Pauline Slade
Pauline Slade University of Liverpool
Per Carlbring
Per Carlbring Stockholm University

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