Global Reproductive Outreach & Wellness (GROW) – Michael Wells

Publications

Selected publications

• Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2025;2(2):cd014833

  Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression

  Lenells M; Uphoff E; Marshall D; Wilson E; Gustafsson A; Wells MB; Andersson E; Dennis C-L
• Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):19

  Improving apgar scores and reducing perineal injuries through midwife-led quality improvements: an observational study in Uganda

  Blomgren J; Wells MB; Amongin D; Erlandsson K; Wanyama J; Afrifa DA; Lindgren H
• Article: MIDWIFERY. 2024;139:104188

  Midwife-led quality improvement: Increasing the use of evidence-based birth practices in Uganda

  Blomgren J; Lindgren H; Amongin D; Erlandsson K; Lundberg C; Kanyunyuzi AE; Muwanguzi S; Babyrie VM; Ogwang K; Aineomugasho D; Catherine N; Wells MB
• Article: JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;38(5):697-706

  Measurement Invariance of the Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) Across 10 Countries

  Tissot H; Van Heel M; Feinberg ME; Gedaly LR; Barham EJ; Calders F; Camisasca E; de Carvalho TR; Cetin M; Dennis C-L; Favez N; Figueiredo B; Galdiolo S; Khawaja M; Lamela D; Latham RM; Luo N; Mosmann C; Nakamura Y; Oliver BR; Pinto TM; Perez-Brena N; Roskam I; Shai D; Takeishi Y; Van Leeuwen K; Wells MB; Xu W
• Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2023;16(1):2275866

  Putting co-creation into practice: lessons learned from developing a midwife-led quality improvement intervention

  Blomgren J; Wells MB; Erlandsson K; Amongin D; Kabiri L; Lindgren H
• Review: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2023;23(1):604

  Women's experiences of psychological treatment and psychosocial interventions for postpartum depression: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

  Massoudi P; Stromwall LA; Ahlen J; Fredriksson MK; Dencker A; Andersson E
• Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2023;37:100893

  Costs and intermediate outcomes for the implementation of evidence-based practices of midwifery under a MIDWIZE framework in an urban health facility in Nairobi, Kenya

  Kiragu JM; Friberg IO; Erlandsson K; Wells MB; Wagoro MCA; Blomgren J; Lindgren H
• Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2023;32(7-8):1443-1454

  Midwives and child health nurses' support is associated with positive coparenting for fathers of infants: A cross-sectional analysis

  Wells MB; Gedaly LR; Aronson O
• Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2023;325:437-443

  Paternal postpartum depression, coparenting, and father-infant bonding: Testing two mediated models using structural equation modeling

  Wells MB; Jeon L
• Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2023;324:440-448

  Bidirectional associations between paternal postpartum depression symptoms and coparenting: A cross-lagged panel model of fathers of infants and toddlers

  Wells MB; Jeon L; Aronson O
• Review: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2022;15(1):306

  The MIDWIZE conceptual framework: a midwife-led care model that fits the Swedish health care system might after contextualization, fit others

  Lindgren H; Erlandsson K
• Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2022;33:100763

  Development of a tool to analyse what resources are needed to implement a midwife-led care framework- the MIDWIZE conceptual framework

  Erlandsson K; Lindgren H; Kallner HK; Aden U; Friberg IO; Elinder LS; Hajeebhoy N; Gemzell-Danielsson K
• Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2022;22(1):260

  Self-reported mental health status of pregnant women in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

  Ho-Fung C; Andersson E; Hsuan-Ying H; Acharya G; Schwank S
• Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY. 2022;6:15-7

  A qualitative study of Swedish fathers' experiences of becoming a father during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Wells MB; Svahn J; Svedlind K; Andersson E
• Article: FAMILY RELATIONS. 2021;70(3):823-839

  The Swedish Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale: Psychometrics and Concurrent Validity Among Primiparous and Multiparous Fathers

  Lee J-K; Feinberg ME; Wells MB
• Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2021;280(Pt A):127-135

  Paternal postnatal depression and received midwife, child health nurse, and maternal support: A cross-sectional analysis of primiparous and multiparous fathers

  Wells MB; Aronson O
• Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2018;241:154-163

  Screening fathers for postpartum depression can be cost-effective: An example from Sweden

  Asper MM; Hallen N; Lindberg L; Mansdotter A; Carlberg M; Wells MB

All publications from group members

• Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2026;48(15):4856-4869

  Self-reported motor difficulties in adults with childhood developmental coordination disorder: a 25-year follow-up

  Sauer C; Wells MB; Johansen K
• Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH. 2026;20(3):15579883261454722

  Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Factor Structure and Invariance in Fathers Across the First Two Postnatal Years: Evidence for a Three-Factor Model and Elevated Screening Positivity in Year 2

  Wang J; Wells MB
• Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2026;398:121047

  Paternal depression, coparenting, and father-infant bonding in Sweden during COVID-19: A national cross-sectional study

  Mumin J; Kader SB; Jeon L; Wells MB
• Journal article: ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY. 2026;23(4):527-535

  Pulmonary vascular features on chest computed tomography differentially associate with adverse outcomes in smokers in COPDGene

  Johnson SW; Nardelli P; Ross JC; Come CE; Sanchez-Ferrero G; Pistenmaa CL; Wang W; Diaz AA; Wells MJ; Washko GR; Putman RK; Rahaghi FN; San Jose Estepar R
• Article: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND FAMILY MEDICINE. 2026;18(1):9-e9

  Transitioning to midwifery models of care: Implementation insights from focus groups with healthcare leaders in two African countries

  Larsson L-LF; Hailemeskel S; Lindgren H; Byrskog U; Wells MB; Blomgren J; Cheptum JJ; Ceesay K; Erlandsson K
• Article: FAMILY RELATIONS. 2026;75(1):245-260

  Associations between coparenting and child adjustment: Universality and specificity across four countries

  Xu W; Feinberg ME; Gedaly LR; Barham E; Camisasca E; de Carvalho TR; Khawaja M; Malik TA; Mosmann C; Wells MB
• Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2025;25(1):1285

  Nipple stimulation for labour augmentation: evidence from randomised and quasi-experimental studies

  Videgard M; Anderberg L; Wells MB
• Article: BMC NURSING. 2025;24(1):1234

  Nurses' interactions shape coparenting relationships during early parenthood: a longitudinal study of fathers with infants in Sweden

  Aytac-DiCarlo FK; Schoppe-Sullivan SJ; Wells MB
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH. 2025;19(4):15579883251363107

  Navigating Parenthood Alone: A Mixed-Method Study of Single Fathers' Experiences and Needs Regarding Received Midwife and Child Health Nurse Support in Sweden

  Wells MB; Kerstis B
• Corrigendum: MIDWIFERY. 2025;145:104401

  Midwife-led quality improvement: Increasing the use of evidence-based birth practices in Uganda (vol 139, 104188, 2024)

  Blomgren J; Lindgren H; Amongin D; Erlandsson K; Lundberg C; Kanyunyuzi AE; Muwanguzi S; Babyrie VM; Ogwang K; Aineomugasho D; Namutosi C; Wells MB
• Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2025;2(2):cd014833

  Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression

  Lenells M; Uphoff E; Marshall D; Wilson E; Gustafsson A; Wells MB; Andersson E; Dennis C-L
• Article: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION. 2025;53(1):141-171

  Inequities in Coaching Interventions: A Systematic Review of Who Receives and Provides Coaching Within Early Care and Education

  Lang SN; Tebben E; Odean R; Wells MB; Huang H
• Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):19

  Improving apgar scores and reducing perineal injuries through midwife-led quality improvements: an observational study in Uganda

  Blomgren J; Wells MB; Amongin D; Erlandsson K; Wanyama J; Afrifa DA; Lindgren H
• Article: EMERGING ADULTHOOD. 2024;12(6):1069-1085

  Emerging Adults' Perspectives of Received Youth Worker Support and Their Personal and Structural Barriers to Find Employment or Further Education: A Qualitative Study From Sweden

  Wells MB; Blom L; Asper MM; Lindberg L
• Article: MIDWIFERY. 2024;139:104188

  Midwife-led quality improvement: Increasing the use of evidence-based birth practices in Uganda

  Blomgren J; Lindgren H; Amongin D; Erlandsson K; Lundberg C; Kanyunyuzi AE; Muwanguzi S; Babyrie VM; Ogwang K; Aineomugasho D; Catherine N; Wells MB
• Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2024;42:101039

  The understanding of dynamic birth positions for women in labor and childbirth - A hybrid concept analysis

  Lindgren H; Erlandsson K; Berta M; Yimer O; Blomgren J; Lundberg C; Dilnesa T; Wells M; Hailemeskel S
• Article: JOURNAL OF LESBIAN STUDIES. 2024;28(4):701-718

  LBTQ parents' needs for support postpartum following a complicated birth: A matter of reproductive justice

  Klittmark S; Niit JKP; Nerstrom E; Grundstrom H; Nieminen K; Wells MB; Malmquist A
• Article: MIDWIFERY. 2024;136:104076

  Partner and professional support are associated with father-infant bonding: A cross-sectional analysis of mothers, midwives, and child health nurses' influence on primiparous and multiparous fathers of infants in Sweden

  Wells MB; Giannotti M; Aronson O
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH. 2024;18(5):15579883241272057

  Support Needs, Barriers, and Facilitators for Fathers With Fear of Childbirth in Sweden: A Mixed-Method Study

  Nordin-Remberger C; Johansson M; Lindelof KS; Wells MB
• Article: JOGNN-JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC AND NEONATAL NURSING. 2024;53(5):522-533

  Cluster Analysis of Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety, Depression, and Childbirth Self-Efficacy

  Hildingsson I; Nordin-Remberger C; Wells MB; Johansson M
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Staff and contact

Group leader

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  Michael Wells

  Senior Lecturer | Docent

  Telephone +46852486087

  E-mail michael.wells@ki.se

All members of the group

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  Åsa Gottfridsson

  Lecturer | Phd Student

  Telephone +46852482404

  E-mail asa.gottfridsson@ki.se
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  Helena Lindgren

  Affiliated to Research

  Telephone +46852482841

  E-mail helena.lindgren@ki.se
• Tenagnework Dilnessa Mulualem

  Phd Student

  E-mail tenagnework.dilnessa.mulualem@ki.se
• Hanna Tesfaye Sisay

  Phd Student

  E-mail hanna.tesfaye.sisay@ki.se
• Jingyi Wang

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail jingyi.wang@ki.se

Other people connected to the group

• Erlandsson, Kerstin
• Lundberg, Christina

Visiting address

Karolinska Institutet, Women's and Children's Health, Tomtebodavägen 18a, Solna, 171 65, Sweden

Postal address

Karolinska Institutet, Women's and Children's Health, Tomtebodavägen 18a, Solna, 171 65, Sweden