Sexual, reproductive and perinatal health (SRPH) encompasses the entire life-cycle perspective on sexuality, procreation and the time before, during and after childbirth, as well as the rights of the individual.
In global terms, our goal is that all countries can provide their respective population with SRPH through the development and implementation of new knowledge and skills. We need to preserve and safeguard what we have achieved in SRPH research at both national and international levels, and then make use of the knowledge we acquire.
The Research Group
Based in the Swedish province of Dalarna, the Sexual, Reproductive and Perinatal Health research group at Dalarna University (DU/SRPH). Its focus is the establishment of methods by which to improve reproductive health and the health of children and adolescents not least because SRPH is hugely significant within the context of public health and socio-economic development.
Our group is interdisciplinary. This results in research projects that incorporate a range of analytical methods and a wide collection of data
Lack of access to SRPH – a major challenge
According to WHO, nearly 300 000 women lose their lives every year as a result of pregnancy and childbirth-related factors. In addition, nearly 2 million newborns die each year from childbirth-related infection or complications. Many of these deaths could be avoided if there were access to professional midwifery care such as there is in Sweden.
UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The SDG Target 3.1 Reduce Maternal Mortality under Global Goal 3 Good Health and Well-Being sets the target of reducing global maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100 000 live births. The SDG Target 3.2 End All Preventable Deaths Under 5 Years of Age sets the target of ending preventable deaths of newborns and reducing neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1 000 live births. To meet these targets, better access to SRPH is required, and this is where we focus our work and research.
In Sweden, it has long been important to ensure that all women have access to maternity and obstetric care, regardless of their individual circumstances. This is not always the case in the other countries where we work. Through our international commitment and involvement, we have gained insight into the importance of gender equality for both SRPH and the well-being, health and socioeconomic development of a population. We need also to ensure that within the context of Sweden, the rights of the individual and the quality SRPH care that is currently available here are maintained.
More Information about Sexual, Reproductive and Perinatal Health (SRPH)
The midwife’s role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda (pdf)
Members
Research Projects
Sustainability Beyond Capacity Building Programmes for midwives- A model including leadership-, mentorship- and cascade training of life-saving skill
Start Date: 1 January 2023
Bridging the gaps between rhetoric and reality in midwifery education trough triangulation with alumni from Bangladesh, Somaliland, and Puntland
Start Date: 1 January 2023
Capacitating East African Leaders- A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and Dalarna University
Start Date: 1 January 2023
Strengthening the integration of midwifery in health systems in South Asia: A leader-to-leader collaboration between Sweden, India and Nepal
Start Date: 1 January 2023
Accrediting midwifery education in Bangladesh
Start Date: 1 January 2023
- Publications
Bogren, Malin; et al. / Health workforce perspectives of barriers inhibiting the provision of quality care in Nepal and Somalia: A qualitative study / 2020 / Article in journal / diva2:1375950 / 2019-12-06
Collaboration in Sweden
We collaborate with researchers from:
Collaboration in the Nordic Region
Western Norway University of Applied Science
International Collaboration
We collaborate with researchers from:
CDPRB research center, Bangladesh
College of Nursing and Midwifery, The Gambia
Hargeisa University, Somaliland
University of Vancouver, Canada
More about our research
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