Uwe Ewald
Professor emeritus at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Centre for Health and Sustainability
- Telephone:
- +46 18 611 58 88
- Fax:
- +46 18 611 36 35
- E-mail:
- uwe.ewald@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjöldsväg 14B, 1 tr
75237 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA

Publications
Recent publications
Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1633-1643, 2023
- DOI for Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline
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A multicenter study of incidence, risk factors and outcomes of babies with birth asphyxia in Nepal
Part of BMC Pediatrics, 2021
- DOI for A multicenter study of incidence, risk factors and outcomes of babies with birth asphyxia in Nepal
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Part of International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021
- DOI for Positive breastfeeding experiences and facilitators in mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants: a meta-ethnographic review
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Not Crying After Birth as a Predictor of Not Breathing
Part of Pediatrics, 2020
Part of Implementation Science, 2019
- DOI for Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN) - a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals
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All publications
Articles in journal
A multicenter study of incidence, risk factors and outcomes of babies with birth asphyxia in Nepal
Part of BMC Pediatrics, 2021
- DOI for A multicenter study of incidence, risk factors and outcomes of babies with birth asphyxia in Nepal
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Not Crying After Birth as a Predictor of Not Breathing
Part of Pediatrics, 2020
Part of Implementation Science, 2019
- DOI for Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN) - a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals
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Part of Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, p. 222-227, 2019
Part of Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology, 2019
- DOI for Intact cord resuscitation versus early cord clamping in the treatment of depressed newborn infants during the first 10 minutes of birth (Nepcord III) -: a randomized clinical trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Intact cord resuscitation versus early cord clamping in the treatment of depressed newborn infants during the first 10 minutes of birth (Nepcord III) -: a randomized clinical trial
Part of PLoS Medicine, 2019
- DOI for Effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement package on intrapartum-related mortality in Nepal: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement package on intrapartum-related mortality in Nepal: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
Part of Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, p. 776-782, 2018
- DOI for Secular trend, seasonality and effects of a community-based intervention on neonatal mortality: follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
- Download full text (pdf) of Secular trend, seasonality and effects of a community-based intervention on neonatal mortality: follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
Part of BMC Pediatrics, 2017
- DOI for Evaluation of Helping Babies Breathe Quality Improvement Cycle (HBB-QIC) on retention of neonatal resuscitation skills six months after training in Nepal
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Part of BMJ Global Health, 2017
- DOI for Scaling up quality improvement intervention for perinatal care in Nepal (NePeriQIP); study protocol of a cluster randomised trial
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1273-1279, 2017
Family-Centered Care: More than a Good Feeling?
Part of Neonatology, p. 301-302, 2017
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1280-1285, 2017
Part of Global Health Action, 2017
- DOI for Resuscitation practices of low and normal birth weight infants in Nepal: an observational study using video camera recordings
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 878-888, 2017
- DOI for Parents' presence and parent-infant closeness in 11 neonatal intensive care units in six European countries vary between and within the countries
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Reducing perinatal mortality in Nepal using Helping Babies Breathe
Part of Pediatrics, 2016
Part of Reproductive Health, 2016
- DOI for Incidence of intrapartum stillbirth and associated risk factors in tertiary care setting of Nepal: a case-control study
- Download full text (pdf) of Incidence of intrapartum stillbirth and associated risk factors in tertiary care setting of Nepal: a case-control study
Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
- DOI for Inadequate fetal heart rate monitoring and poor use of partogram associated with intrapartum stillbirth: a case-referent study in Nepal
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Part of JAMA pediatrics, p. 954-963, 2016
Parent and nurse perceptions on the quality of family-centred care in 11 European NICUs
Part of Australian Critical Care, p. 201-209, 2016
Part of BMC Public Health, 2015
- DOI for Level of mortality risk for babies born preterm or with a small weight for gestation in a tertiary hospital of Nepal
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Risk factors for antepartum stillbirth: a case-control study in Nepal
Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015
- DOI for Risk factors for antepartum stillbirth: a case-control study in Nepal
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 259-263, 2015
Part of BMC Pediatrics, p. 233, 2014
- DOI for Poor adherence to neonatal resuscitation guidelines exposed; an observational study using camera surveillance at a tertiary hospital in Nepal
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1045-1052, 2014
Part of Stem Cells Transnational Medicine, p. 255-264, 2014
Cytomegalovirus-Specific CD4 and CD8 T Cell Responses in Infants and Children
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, p. 135-143, 2013
Initiation and extent of skin-to-skin care at two Swedish neonatal intensive care units
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 22-28, 2013
Part of PLoS Medicine, 2013
- DOI for Effect of Facilitation of Local Maternal-and-Newborn Stakeholder Groups on Neonatal Mortality: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
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Part of European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, p. 26-29, 2013
Time to consider a new treatment protocol for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity?
Part of Acta Ophthalmologica, p. 170-175, 2013
Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 1810-1820, 2013
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1144-1149, 2013
Part of Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, p. 781-783, 2013
Part of BMC Pediatrics, p. 159, 2012
- DOI for Implementing a simplified neonatal resuscitation protocol-helping babies breathe at birth (HBB): at a tertiary level hospital in Nepal for an increased perinatal survival
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Kangaroo Mother Care in two Swedish NICUs
2012
Causes of neonatal death: results from NeoKIP community-based trial in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 368-373, 2012
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 164-171, 2012
Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis by Broad-Range 165 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Part of Neonatology, p. 241-246, 2012
Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 1415-21, 2012
Part of Implementation Science, p. 29, 2011
- DOI for Newborn care and knowledge translation - perceptions among primary health care staff in northern Vietnam
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Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2011
- DOI for Implementing knowledge into practice for improved neonatal survival: a cluster-randomised, community-based trial in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
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Positive Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Long-Term Breastfeeding in Very Preterm Infants
Part of Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, p. 190-197, 2011
Development of smooth pursuit eye movements in very preterm infants: 1. General aspects
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 983-991, 2011
Part of Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, p. 62-68, 2011
Part of Hormone research in paediatrics, p. 267-274, 2010
Hippocampal development at gestation weeks 23 to 36: An ultrasound study on preterm neonates
Part of Neuroradiology, p. 489-494, 2010
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 337-343, 2010
Perinatal services and outcomes in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1478-1483, 2010
State of the art and recommendations. Kangaroo mother care: application in a high-tech environment
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 812-819, 2010
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 820-826, 2010
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 978-992, 2010
State of the art and recommendations. Kangaroo mother care: application in a high-tech environment
Part of Breastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, p. 21-28, 2010
Part of Human Resources for Health, p. 36, 2009
- DOI for Evidence-based practice in neonatal health: knowledge among primary health care staff in northern Viet Nam
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Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 2225-2233, 2009
Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 933-938, 2009
Part of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, p. 253-263, 2009
Part of BMC International Health and Human Rights, p. 4, 2008
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1061-1065, 2008
Part of Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, p. 191-198, 2008
Lipolysis and Insulin Sensitivity at Birth in Infants Who Are Large for Gestational Age
Part of Pediatrics, p. 958-965, 2007
Effects of socioeconomic status on breastfeeding duration in mothers of preterm and term infants
Part of European Journal of Public Health, p. 579-584, 2007
Part of Social Science and Medicine, p. 2405-2416, 2007
Perinatal and socioeconomic determinants of breastfeeding duration in very preterm infants
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1126-1130, 2007
Energy substrate production in infants born small for gestational age
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 29-34, 2007
Part of J Pediatr (Rio J), p. 85-6, 2006
Part of Pediatrics, p. 1930-8, 2006
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 295-302, 2005
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1198-1202, 2005
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 295-302, 2005
Increased lipolysis in non-obese pregnant women studied in the third trimester.
Part of BJOG, p. 713-8, 2005
Part of Pediatr Res, p. 605-10, 2005
Litmus tests for verification of feeding tube location in infants: evaluation of their clinical use.
Part of J Clin Nurs, p. 486-95, 2005
Part of Acta Paediatr, p. 1109-15, 2005
Part of Transplantation, p. 1607-14, 2005
Appropriate prophylaxis with restrictive palivizumab regimen in preterm children in Sweden
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1470-1473, 2004
Part of Acta Paediatr, p. 954-8, 2004
Part of Acta Paediatr, p. 1081-9, 2004
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1090-7, 2004
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 945-53, 2004
Errors in estimating neonatal production of glucose with stable isotopes during
Part of Scand J Clin Lab Invest, p. 663-680, 2001
The development of preterm infants' breastfeeding behavior
Part of Early Hum Dev, p. 247, 1999
Articles, review/survey
Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1633-1643, 2023
- DOI for Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline
- Download full text (pdf) of Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline
Part of International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021
- DOI for Positive breastfeeding experiences and facilitators in mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants: a meta-ethnographic review
- Download full text (pdf) of Positive breastfeeding experiences and facilitators in mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants: a meta-ethnographic review
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 806-813, 2019
- DOI for Does the Helping Babies Breathe Programme impact on neonatal resuscitation care practices?: Results from systematic review and meta-analysis
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Closeness and separation in neonatal intensive care
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1032-1037, 2012