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Rolv Skjærven

Rolv Skjærven

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Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
21922
World Ranking
18053
National Ranking
96

Overview

Rolv Skjærven is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their research also spans obstetrics and gynecology, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, as well as psychiatry and mental health.

The main topics of Rolv Skjærven's work include:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy
  • Maternal and perinatal health interventions
  • Preterm birth and chorioamnionitis
  • Cardiovascular issues in pregnancy
  • Demographic trends and gender preferences

Frequent coauthors in Rolv Skjærven's research network include:

  • Liv Grimstvedt Kvalvik
  • Kari Klungsøyr
  • Quaker E. Harmon
  • Linn Marie Sørbye
  • Nils-Halvdan Morken

Several key papers represent the scientist's work on diverse aspects of maternal and child health:

  • "Term complications and subsequent risk of preterm birth: registry based study," 2020, published in BMJ
  • "Postpartum psychiatric disorders and subsequent live birth: a population-based cohort study in Denmark," 2020, published in Human Reproduction
  • "Sex differences in parent-offspring recurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder," 2020, published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Pregnancy History at 40 Years of Age as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk," 2024, published in Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Long-term cardiovascular mortality in women with twin pregnancies by lifetime reproductive history," 2022, published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Rolv Skjærven's research has been published frequently in specialized journals, with notable publication venues including:

  • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
  • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • BMJ
  • Human Reproduction
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Cohort profile: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

    Per Magnus;Lorentz M Irgens;Lorentz M Irgens;Kjell Haug;Wenche Nystad

  • Self-selection and bias in a large prospective pregnancy cohort in Norway.

    Roy M Nilsen;Stein Emil Vollset;Stein Emil Vollset;Håkon K Gjessing;Håkon K Gjessing;Rolv Skjaerven;Rolv Skjaerven

  • Preeclampsia and the Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease

    B. E. Vikse;L. M. Irgens;T. Leivestad;R. Skjaerven

  • Birthweight by gestational age in Norway.

    Rolv Skjærven;Håkon K. Gjessing;Leiv S. Bakketeig

  • The Interval between Pregnancies and the Risk of Preeclampsia

    Rolv Skjaerven;Allen J Wilcox;Rolv T Lie

  • Early Death, Morbidity, and Need of Treatment Among Extremely Premature Infants

    Trond Markestad;Per Ivar Kaaresen;Arild Rønnestad;Hallvard Reigstad

  • Effects of technology or maternal factors on perinatal outcome after assisted fertilisation: a population-based cohort study

    Liv Bente Romundstad;Pål R Romundstad;Arne Sunde;Vidar von Düring

  • Association of Preterm Birth With Long-term Survival, Reproduction,and Next-Generation Preterm Birth

    Geeta K. Swamy;Truls Østbye;Rolv Skjærven

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Birth Weight, Birth Length, Head Circumference, and Gestational Age by Use of Population-based Parent-Offspring Data

    Astrid Lunde;Astrid Lunde;Kari Klungsøyr Melve;Kari Klungsøyr Melve;Håkon K. Gjessing;Håkon K. Gjessing;Rolv Skjærven;Rolv Skjærven

  • Is pre-eclampsia more than one disease?

    Lars J. Vatten;Rolv Skjærven

  • Men's body mass index and infertility

    Ruby Nguyen;Allen Wilcox;Rolv Skjaerven;Donna Baird

  • Perinatal outcomes of children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a Nordic cohort study from the CoNARTaS group

    Ulla-Britt Wennerholm;Anna-Karina Aaris Henningsen;Liv Bente Romundstad;Christina Bergh

  • Recurrence of Pre-eclampsia Across Generations: Exploring Fetal and Maternal Genetic Components in a Population Based Cohort

    Rolv Skjaerven;Lars J. Vatten;Allen J. Wilcox;Thorbjørn Rønning

  • Birth weight and perinatal mortality: the effect of gestational age.

    A J Wilcox;R Skjaerven

  • Increased risk of placenta previa in pregnancies following IVF/ICSI; a comparison of ART and non-ART pregnancies in the same mother

    Liv Bente Romundstad;Pål R. Romundstad;Arne Sunde;Vidar von Düring

  • The spectrum of congenital anomalies of the VATER association: An international study

    Lorenzo D. Botto;Muin J. Khoury;Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo;Eduardo E. Castilla

  • Offspring sex and pregnancy outcome by length of gestation.

    Lars J. Vatten;Rolv Skjærven

  • Pre- and perinatal risk factors in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Anne Halmøy;Anne Halmøy;Kari Klungsøyr;Kari Klungsøyr;Rolv Skjærven;Rolv Skjærven;Jan Haavik;Jan Haavik

  • Familial risk of oral clefts by morphological type and severity: population based cohort study of first degree relatives

    Åse Sivertsen;Allen J Wilcox;Rolv Skjærven;Hallvard Andreas Vindenes

  • Effects of Technology or Maternal Factors on Perinatal Outcome After Assisted Fertilization: A Population-based Cohort Study

    L. B. Romundstad;P. R. Romundstad;A. Sunde;V. von Düring

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorentz M. Irgens
Lorentz M. Irgens University of Bergen
Allen J. Wilcox
Allen J. Wilcox National Institutes of Health
Mika Gissler
Mika Gissler Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Rolv T. Lie
Rolv T. Lie University of Bergen
Lars J. Vatten
Lars J. Vatten Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Per Magnus
Per Magnus Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Stein Emil Vollset
Stein Emil Vollset University of Washington
Matthew P. Longnecker
Matthew P. Longnecker National Institutes of Health
Donna D. Baird
Donna D. Baird National Institutes of Health
Sven Cnattingius
Sven Cnattingius Karolinska Institute

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