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Helena Niemi Eide

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Visiting address Fredrik Holsts Hus
Postal address Postboks 1130 Blindern 0318 Oslo
Other affiliations Faculty of Medicine (Student)

Academic interests

Public health. Community medicine. Infectious disease epidemiology (zoonotic diseases, food and waterborne diseases, travel medicine). Infectious disease control. Vaccines. Epidemiology. Perinatal epidemiology.  

Courses taught

Background

I am a medical doctor with a medical specialization in public health/community medicine. I am currently a PhD student in the Department of Community Medicine and Global Health where I'm working on a project about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and early childhood health outcomes. I also hold a part time position in the department of Infection Control and Preparedness at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. 

Education: 

  • 2016-2017: MPH (Master of Public Health in Quantitative Methods), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA. Fulbright scholarship.
  • 2004-2011: Cand. med.,University of Bergen, including 6 months exchange to University of Padua, Italy.
  • 2006-2010 Courses in health economics, global health, European economics and politics, University of Bergen.
  • 2001-2004: HSDG Lycée Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. French Baccalaureate, scientific specialization

Employment history: 

  • Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, UiO 2022 - today
  • MD, Department of Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health 2014 - today
  • MD, Pediatric Department, Finnmark Hospital Trust, 2023-2024
  • Lecturer (20 %), Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, UiO 2020-2021.
  • MD (20 %), Emergency ward, Drammen, Norway 2013-2016.
  • MD, Unicare health, Oslo, Norway 2013-2014
  • House officer, Stavanger University Hospital and Time kommune, Norway 2012-2013
  • Locum house officer (part time), Kongsberg and Telemark Hospitals, Norway 2009-2012
  • Trainee (6 months), The Norwegian Embassy in Paris, France 2010

 

Publications

  • Magnus, Maria Christine; Eide, Helena Niemi; Burgner, David P.; Stephansson, Olof & Håberg, Siri Eldevik (2026). Prenatal COVID-19 Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Disorders in Children. JAMA Network Open. 9(9), p. 1–14. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.31847. Full text in Research Archive
  • Eide, Helena Niemi; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Næss, Øyvind Erik; Stephansson, Olof & Magnus, Maria Christine (2026). COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Pregnancy and Risk of Infection in Early Childhood. Pediatrics. ISSN 0031-4005. 157(4), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-073661. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sentamilvannan, Madhumitha; Al-Dekany, Abir; Eide, Helena Niemi & Lie, Anne Kveim (2024). Vaksinenøling under koronapandemien blant unge med etnisk minoritetsbakgrunn i Oslo øst – en kvalitativ studie. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet). ISSN 0029-2001. 144(5). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0690. Full text in Research Archive
  • Magnus, Maria Christine; Caspersen, Ida Henriette; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Eide, Helena Niemi; Örtqvist, Anne K. & Oakley, Laura L. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2024). Covid-19 vaccination and menstrual bleeding disturbances among women of fertile age: a Norwegian registry study. European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE). ISSN 0393-2990. 39, p. 1127–2238. doi: 10.1007/s10654-024-01170-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nystad, Wenche; Hjellvik, Vidar; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Helland, Eyvind & Johansen, Knut Ivar [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2020). Underlying conditions in adults with COVID-19. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet). ISSN 0029-2001. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0512. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gulseth, Hanne Løvdal; Helland, Eyvind; Johansen, Knut Ivar; Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun; Eide, Helena Niemi & Håberg, Siri Eldevik [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Dødsfall etter påvist SARS-CoV-2 i Norge. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet). ISSN 0029-2001. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0693. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Eide, Helena Niemi (2026). COVID vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns for 5 months, study finds : NPR. [Internet]. NPR. Full text in Research Archive
  • Eide, Helena Niemi (2026). COVID Shots in Pregnancy Protect Infants’ First 6 Months. [Internet]. Medscape. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lyngstad, Trude Marie; Lange, Heidi; Brandal, Lin T.; Astrup, Elisabeth; Johansen, Tone Kristin Bjordal & Lund, Hilde Marie [Show all 22 contributors for this article] (2026). Årsrapport 2025. Overvåkning av infeksjonssykdommer som smitter fra mat, vann og dyr, inkludert vektorbårne sykdommer. Full text in Research Archive
  • Magnus, Maria Christine; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Eide, Helena Niemi; Wilcox, Allen J.; Fell, Deshayne B. & Håberg, Siri Eldevik (2021). Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy and first-trimester miscarriage. New England Journal of Medicine. ISSN 0028-4793. 385(21), p. 2008–2010. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2114466. Full text in Research Archive
  • Myrtveit, Solbjørg Makalani & Eide, Helena Niemi (2015). Plans for validating the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lyngstad, Trude Marie; Lange, Heidi; Brandal, Lin T.; Astrup, Elisabeth; Eide, Helena Niemi & Johansen, Tone Kristin Bjordal [Show all 19 contributors for this article] (2022). Årsrapport 2021. Overvåkning av sykdommer som smitter fra mat, vann og dyr, inkludert vektorbårne sykdommer. Folkehelseinstituttet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Indseth, Thor; Arnesen, Trude Margrete; Bjørbæk, Mona; Brekke, Jan-Paul; Duahle, Hodon & Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess [Show all 28 contributors for this article] (2021). Covid-19 blant innvandrere i Norge, vurdering av tiltak og erfaringer fra felt, delrapport 1. Folkehelseinstituttet. ISSN 9788284062198. Full text in Research Archive
  • Indseth, Thor; Fretheim, Atle; Ezzati, Rojan Tordhol; Gele, Abdi; Brekke, Jan-Paul & Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess [Show all 34 contributors for this article] (2021). Koronapandemien og innvandrerbefolkningene, vurderinger og erfaringer. Folkehelseinstituttet. ISSN 9788284062617. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lyngstad, Trude Marie; Astrup, Elisabeth; Brandal, Lin Cathrine T.; Eide, Helena Niemi; Feruglio, Siri Laura & Grøneng, Gry Marysol [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2021). Årsrapport 2020. Overvåkning av infeksjonssykdommer som smitter fra mat, vann og dyr, inkludert vektorbårne sykdommer. Folkehelseinstituttet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lyngstad, Trude Marie; Astrup, Elisabeth; Brandal, Lin T.; Eide, Helena Niemi; Feruglio, Siri Laura & Grøneng, Gry Marysol [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2020). Årsrapport 2019. Overvåkning av sykdommer som smitter fra mat, vann og dyr, inkludert vektorbårne sykdommer. Folkehelseinstituttet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brandt, Linn; Ebbing, Marta; Hagen, Elisabeth; Eide, Helena Niemi & Stensland, Eva (2017). Kartlegging av variabler i nasjonale helseregistre. Nasjonalt helseregisterprosjekt og «Health Registries for Research» April 2017. Folkehelseinstituttet. ISSN 9788280828385. Full text in Research Archive

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