Birgit Kvernflaten

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Phone
+47 22858794
Mobile phone
93669684
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Visiting address
Forskningsveien 3A
Harald Schjelderups hus inng.2
3.etg
0373 Oslo
Postal address
Postboks 1089 Blindern
0317 Oslo
Academic Interests
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Global Health
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Reproductive Health and Rights
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New Reproductive Technologies
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Maternal Health
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Health System
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Medical Anthropology
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Gender
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Climate, environment and health
Background
- Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-): Institute of Health and Society, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, University of Oslo
- PhD (2011-2017): Medical anthropology, Center for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo. Title: Maternal health at the margins: From global policies to local realities in rural Nicaragua
- MA (2007-2009: Culture, Environment and Sustainability, Center for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo. Title: Freedom of Choice: capabilities and constraints in accessing contraceptive services in Guatemala
Teaching
- HELSEF4200 – Forskningsmetoder og forskningsetikk
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HELSEF4405 – Kjønnsperspektiver på sykdom og helse
Publications
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2017). Conflicting Health Interventions: Participation in Health in Rural Nicaragua. Forum for Development Studies. ISSN 0803-9410. 44(2), s 301- 322 . doi: 10.1080/08039410.2017.1307269 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2017). Reinforcing marginality? Maternal health interventions in rural Nicaragua. Anthropology & Medicine. ISSN 1364-8470. 26(1), s 87- 103 . doi: 10.1080/13648470.2017.1333570 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2013). Meeting targets or saving lives: maternal health policy and Millennium Development Goal 5 in Nicaragua. Reproductive Health Matters: An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights. ISSN 0968-8080. 21(42), s 32- 40 . doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(13)42728-3 Show summary
- Bjørvik, Eira & Kvernflaten, Birgit (2019). Ufrivillig barnløs? Henda i været!. Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2019). Assistert befruktning og reproduksjonsteknologi: Ufrivillig barnløses erfaringer og refleksjoner.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit & Solbrække, Kari Nyheim (2019). Derfor er eggdonasjon så kontroversielt. Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X. . doi: https://forskning.no/bioteknologi-etikk-forskeren-forteller/derfor-er-eggdonasjon-sa-kontroversielt/1287991
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2018). Maternal health at the margins: From global policies to local realities in rural Nicaragua.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit & Christiansen, Hanne (2018, 08. august). Argentinas abortforbud kan snart være historie. Det kan påvirke livene til 345 millioner latinamerikanske kvinner.. Aftenposten.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit & Høeg, Elida (2018, 27. februar). Gravide kvinner skremmes fra sykehus i Nicaragua. [Internett].
- Kvernflaten, Birgit; Klausen, Marte & Turnage, Veronica (2018, 08. august). Abortspørsmålet avgjøres i Argentina. Over en million kjemper for kvinners rettigheter. Dagbladet.
- Kloster, Maren Olene; Thomsen, Yvonne; Kvernflaten, Birgit & Aguilar-Støen, Mariel (2017). Hadde hun 'the time of her life'? Dirty Dancing og retten til trygg abort.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2017, 14. desember). 30 års fengsel for dødfødsel. [Radio]. NRK P1.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2017). Maternal health at the margins in rural Nicaragua: Reaching the 'last 20 %'.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2016, 01. mars). Zikaviruset skaper abortdebatt i Latin-Amerika. [Radio]. NRKs radioprogram "Her og Nå.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2015). Maternal health policy and MDG 5 in rural Nicaragua: From global policies to local realities.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit & Vogt, Yngve (2013, 01. november). Voldtatte i Nicaragua nektes abort. [Fagblad]. Apollon.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2011). Progress or Neglect - Maternal Health at the Margins.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2011). Providing reproductive health services in Guatemala – When local is too local.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2010, 18. juli). De krenker kvinnene. Aftenposten.
- Kvernflaten, Birgit (2009). Freedom of Choice. A study of women's capabilities and constraints in accessing contraceptive services in Guatemala.
Published Oct. 15, 2018 2:49 PM
- Last modified Apr. 17, 2020 9:51 PM